Someday an updated edition of The Art of the Deal may be placed on the bookshelf next to Halford Mackinder’s Democratic Ideals and Reality, Nicholas Spykman’s America’s Strategy in World Politics, and Alfred Thayer Mahan’s The Problem of Asia given…
Recently, President Trump used the threat of tariffs to successfully negotiate changes in Columbia, Mexico, and Canada. In the words of Karoline Leavitt, “[these] events make clear to the world that America is respected again.” Trump and his supporters have…
One of the better podcasts out there is Patrick Bet David’s Valuetainment show, which I pick up on YouTube a good bit. And, in a segment on Tuesday, Bet David and his guests spent some time talking about the “trade…
On Feb. 1, 2025, the White House announced a new round of tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China, aimed at addressing the flow of illicit drugs and illegal immigrants, unfair trade practices, and the need to protect American…
Donald Trump wants to bring manufacturing jobs back to America, which he has said he’ll do if elected by imposing tariffs on goods such as vehicles made outside the United States. This, Trump believes, will negate the cost-of-labor savings of…
There are less than 40 days until the election, and Americans are growing increasingly concerned about the atmosphere of political violence and the recent assassination attempts targeting GOP candidate and former President Donald Trump. On this episode of The Spectacle…
Politicians, the Federal Reserve, and Fed and administration apologists like to claim that the inflation we face is caused by supply constraints. This claim goes against the facts on the ground. According to the World Trade Organization, even though there…
Apparently, the United States now has a Lobster King. This great title was bestowed upon the Trump administration’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, when the president recently threatened to impose tariffs on European Union cars if the bloc does not drop…
The coronavirus did apparently originate in China. Now President Donald Trump wants to punish that country for its role in letting the virus spread to the United States. This is just another poor excuse to push the same protectionist policies…
