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7 Takeaways From Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Roll Out
by The Epoch Times
Just 72 days after taking office, President Donald Trump announced on April 2 sweeping trade policy changes, introducing what he called “reciprocal tariffs” for all countries and declaring it “Liberation Day in America.” For decades, the United States has kept low trade barriers, promoting free trade agreements with minimal...
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When Donald Trump took office, he didn’t just shake up politics—he rattled global markets with a tariff-heavy trade policy that redefined America’s economic relationships. From slapping 25% tariffs on steel to targeting over $250 billion in Chinese goods, Trump’s protectionist stance sent shockwaves through supply chains, currencies, and investor...
by JD Rucker
Conservative commentator Batya Ungar-Sargon joined Fox News Wednesday to discuss President Trump's Tariffs. On X, she posted: How can you be a sovereign nation if you rely on your greatest adversary for pharmaceuticals, aluminum, the very ships you need to fight them? Tariffs are crucial to national security, ending disparities,...
by J.B. Shurk
War is an “unpleasant business.” That two-word euphemism reflects the divergent experiences of two separate groups: those who profit from violence and those who experience violence firsthand. For anyone in the latter group, war is hell. That’s how Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman described it, and he was an expert in the subject. He set...
by Kevin Hughes, Natural News
Gold prices surged to an all-time high of over $3,100 per ounce, marking its strongest quarterly performance since 1986, driven by geopolitical tensions, inflation fears and central bank demand. U.S. tariffs and unpredictable trade policies have spooked investors, increasing safe-haven demand for gold as a hedge against economic instability....
by Nicole Silverio, DCNF
(DCNF)—Union workers in the automobile and steel industry said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign imports is a “very positive thing” for their industries. Trump announced that the U.S. will be imposing reciprocal tariffs, including a 25% tax on imported automobiles, on nations that have placed taxes...
by William L. Anderson
(Mises)—Most of our readers are too young to remember the Vietnam War of a half-century ago, but those of us holding draft cards classifying us as 1A have a more personal perspective. In 1971, when I received my low draft number, all I could think was that perhaps I,...
by Bradley Devlin, Daily Signal
(Daily Signal)—Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., is a fighter. The week after 9/11, he dropped out of the University of Arizona to join the Navy and accomplished his goal of becoming a Navy SEAL. In 2023, he brought that fighting spirit to Congress, where he’s been proven prescient on major...
by Just The News
(The Center Square)—The California Legislature quashed a bill that would have banned students from using sex-segregated programs or facilities of the opposite gender, after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signaled his support for such a policy while hosting conservative activist Charlie Kirk on his podcast. “Well, I think it’s an...
by JD Rucker
There are many advantages as well as drawbacks to President Trump's new tariffs. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick pointed out a few of those on Wednesday, but in his musings he also highlighted what is by far the biggest reason these tariffs are absolutely necessary today. When the White House and...
by Michael Nevradakis Ph.D.
A new peer-reviewed study links the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to long-term changes in genetic structures that can provoke an inflammatory response, and lead to the onset of cancer and autoimmune disorders. The study by 19 German scientists was published last week in Molecular Systems Biology. The researchers said their...