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…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell China has agreed to open up its markets to U.S. financial firms and agriculture exports as part of a new bilateral trade agreement, in a decision the Trump administration called a “herculean accomplishment.” The deal will allow the U.S. to export beef to China and the latter…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck As tensions continue to rise, the orange one and the president of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, reportedly had an hour-long phone conversation to discuss the U.S.-Mexican relations moving forward into the Trump era. According to the story: President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto spoke…
We Can’t Afford Another Ford by Dallas Brooks Businesses are serious, rational, and logical entities. If run effectively, they don’t care about public opinion on anything other than their products or services. Ford Motor Company is no different. Sure, they’ll talk about being loyal to their home country from time to time in an…
Sanders Followers Oppose the TPP Without Appreciating Benefits While watching the Democratic National Convention, you may have noticed a group of protesters chanting “No TPP” on the conference floor. During Representative Elijah J Cumming’s speech, supporters of former-candidate Bernie Sanders chanted this call while waving “No TPP” signs. Watch below, as the protesters disrupt the…
Gary Johnson and Bill Weld had the biggest stage the Libertarian Party has ever had. Unfortunately, they wasted an opportunity to really educate people.
Donald Trump claims that free trade and immigration have lead to widespread job losses and economic turmoil for Americans. These are the signature policies of his campaign, but the evidence just doesn’t support this view. Americans rely on the benefits of trade everyday of their lives. The importation of low cost goods drastically increases…
This election cycle is really giving emphasis to how horrible choosing the lesser of two evils can be. Most political arguments from supporters of either major party’s presumptive nominee center on an argument of how horrible the other candidate is. There is very little to sell in terms of positive messages this election year. Instead this…
Once Latin America’s richest country, present-day Venezuela has reached such low points in its economic and social development that it is not out of the question to consider it a failed state at this juncture. Lurid imagery of soldiers stealing goats, citizens turning to vigilante justice, public hospitals lacking supplies, and long lines to get…
By JP Carroll President Barack Obama arrived Sunday in Vietnam to discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) as well as loosening a U.S. arms embargo, much to the frustration of China. Obama is the third U.S. president to visit the communist country since the end of the Vietnam War. The visit will last three days…