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The On-Again, Off-Again Trade War
Never mind.
President Trump's 145% tariffs on China ran smack into Stein's law, the late economist Herb Stein's famous axiom that "if something cannot go on forever, it will stop."
What was effectively an instant embargo on the biggest importer into the United States wasn't sustainable, and sure enough, it's not going to be sustained.
The U...Read more
Biden's Pathetic Rehabilitation Tour
In case anyone was wondering, Joe Biden is every bit as unimpressive out of office as he was in it.
The man who shuffled off stage last year in the middle of the play -- an absurdist tragicomedy plagued by poor reviews and weak attendance -- has shuffled back on to it.
His mini-rehabilitation tour in the media is, in accustomed Biden fashion...Read more
We Need Cheap Stuff, And Lots Of It
President Trump downplayed potentially empty store shelves at his recent cabinet meeting.
He said of goods from China that might go missing, "Much of it we don't need."
Then he elaborated the point: "Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they ...Read more
Yes, We Need Deportations Without Due Process
If Joe Biden effectuated his immigration policy without due process, why can't Donald Trump do the same with his?
That's the question raised by Joe Biden's effortlessly permitting millions of people to enter the country illegally and Donald Trump's having to go through extensive exertions to remove (or keep removed) one illegal immigrant, ...Read more