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China Strikes Back, Slaps 25% On US Automobiles After Trump’s ‘I Am The Chosen One’ Comments

Chris White China announced Friday it would impose a 25% tariff on all U.S. automobiles after President Donald Trump called himself ‘the chosen one’ to deal with the communist nation. Tariffs of 5 percent to 10 percent will be imposed on American goods in two batches, with the first taking effect in September and the…

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Hong Kong Protesters Wave American Flag, Inspired By Patriot Prayer

In recent weeks, Hong Kong protesters have been waving the American Flag in their demonstrations. The use of the flag has appeared to move into mainstream symbolism with the protests. These protests have only grown stronger, even shutting down the Hong Kong Airport.  Video of protesters waving the American Flag can be seen below. https://twitter.com/HKNordicHearts/status/1157980153890385920?s=19 Some…

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Political Parties Are So 1800s: Mark Cuban on Parties, Tariffs & UBI

When a Republican group asked Mark Cuban to come speak at an event, the very first thing he did was to attack not only the Republican Party, but parties in general. “Why does anybody join a political party anymore? It’s not the 1800s, when you needed to assemble. It’s not the 1900s, where you almost…

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Trump’s China Tariffs Could Lead to a Bible Shortage in the US

At his campaign rally last night President Trump vowed that he’d make “America wealthy again.” But the taxes he’s imposed on Americans in the form of tariffs are making America poorer—both materially and spiritually. When Trump imposed tariffs on China last year I mentioned that in 2019 the tax would cost households to suffer losses…

Trump’s Mexico tariffs don’t make sense, but Americans will pay a steep price anyway if they go into effect
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Trump’s Mexico tariffs don’t make sense, but Americans will pay a steep price anyway if they go into effect

Christina Fattore, West Virginia University The Trump administration says it intends to slap a 5% tariff on every medium-sized car, avocado and other Mexican import beginning June 10 – all almost US$1 billion worth that crosses the border into the U.S. each day on average. The president is using the policy as a cudgel to…

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Trump Tariffs Smack Taxpayers With a Double-Whammy

By Joe Wolverton, II The domestic damage done by President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods will now be exacerbated by the president’s proclamation of his intent to blunt the blow by giving a multi-billion dollar bailout to farmers affected by the fallout. You read that right. Not only are American consumers going…

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No, Justin Amash Won’t Be Hurt by Tariffs on China

By Steffi Cole I cannot even begin to quantify how many people I have seen accusing Justin Amash of owning a business in China that is being hurt by Trump’s tariffs. This gossip has spread like wildfire! Did you know: Justin Amash owns a manufacturing company in China called Dynamic Source International Instead of supporting…

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Why We Should Love China, Not Fear It

FEE readers understand well the destructive economic effects of Trump’s tariffs. More than economic prosperity is at stake; the survival of humanity may depend on continuing to grow trade between the US and China. Thucydides’s Trap Harvard professor of government Graham Allison has made a career of examining how government decisionmakers and bureaucracies respond to…