Here’s a fact most journalists and the economists they interview won’t admit: No one really knows what imposing tariffs on foreign countries like there’s no tomorrow will actually do to the American and global economies. Sure, the markets are currently...
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Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:15:20 +0000Republicans claim they are slashing government, but they’re about to explode the budget deficit to extend President Donald Trump’s tax cuts — which would balloon interest payments on the national debt, already one of the largest expenses in the federal...
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Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:15:19 +0000If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen plenty of fearmongering and hysteria about the changing educational landscape. But don’t let your Facebook friends or Instagram followers lead you astray. What’s happening in education is exciting —...
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Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:05:22 +0000SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Urbanists often justify their anti-suburban policies based on a fairness issue. They argue that cities subsidize the suburbs and this shift of resources robs cities of their tax revenues and that leads to a decline in their...
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Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:05:21 +0000Tuesday saw a good deal of clarity emerging with respect to President Trump’s trade strategy. Trump announced a 90-day pause on the imposition of reciprocal tariffs with those countries who took the advice of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and did...
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Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:05:19 +0000Our neighbors across the Atlantic are going through drastic political and social changes, but not for the better. The American Spectator contributing editor S.A. McCarthy joins hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on The Spectacle Podcast to discuss all things Ireland and Europe. Sam...
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Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:27:10 +0000Following one of the steepest market sell-offs in history due to his recently imposed worldwide tariffs, President Donald Trump today made the decision to reverse course and lowered them to 10 percent on all countries aside from China. At time...
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Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:43:01 +0000This week, like the week before it, can only be described by one word: tumultuous. Stock markets around the world have plummeted, phone calls are being made, messages are being put out on social media, and everyone is trying desperately...
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Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:45:34 +0000Trade wars are back in fashion. And so is Milton Friedman. A video of Friedman explaining the miracle of the pencil has gone viral, amassing 42.5 million views and being shared by Elon Musk and many others. The video underscores...
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Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:45:12 +0000Stronger: The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives By Michael Joseph Gross (Dutton, 480 pages, $35) I was never an athlete. Or at least I never thought of myself as one. If you were a boy in Queens when...
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