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from American Institute for Economic Research
Nonprofit Organization in Great Barrington, MA
Tariff Wars and the Fallacy of the Balance of Trade
The world may be on the brink of a series of trade wars between the United States and both the European Union and China. All the parties say they don’t want this — though President has asserted that trade wars are not a problem and easy to win. That remains to be seen! It may have become a cliché, but we do live in a global economy. The days of actual or attempted national self-sufficiency are long gone. Even in some of the remaining most underdeveloped countries, multitudes of people walk around with cell phones seemingly glued to their ears, communicating with family, friends and business associates a mile away or on the other side of the world.
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from Bloomberg
Media/News Company
As the system falls apart, water becomes a luxury. Drivers who marked up costs initially are now getting shaken down too.
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from Conciliar Post
Silence is a sort of nothingness. In spite of this, silence often possesses a variety of qualities. We may experience the angry silence of a hurt loved one, the peaceful silence of the person at rest, or the patient silence of a watcher. The silence of persons turns out to be something. It may be a lack of sound, but it is filled by the quality of a human person.[1] Humans spend much of their lives dealing with silence, alternately hating and desiring it, fearing and welcoming it. Silence plays an important part in human life, for good or ill. And just like any other human, the theologian must face silence in his or her own life as well. But the quality of that silence is all important.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
Liberty as a Life Philosophy
Much more than an idea, liberty is a guiding principle for our lives and interactions in the world.
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from Hoover Institution
Nonprofit Organization in Stanford, California
China’s Strategic Ambiguity
Since the end of the Cold War, leading Western military leaders and strategists have consistently pressured China to answer a meaningless question: “What are your intentions for the massive military buildup?” This practice testifies the degree to which China has succeeded in manufacturing a strategic ambiguity to blur its motive to challenge militarily the United States, the only adversary militarily capable of stopping China’s rising ambitions to replace the U.S. as the preeminent global superpower.
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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)
Media/News Company in Washington, D. C.Powerful Bureaucrats Thumb Noses at Congress, Grassley Says
Faceless, unelected, unaccountable officials are ignoring requests, demands and subpoenas while pursuing their own agendas. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) warned Monday that congressional authority is seriously at risk, with the administrative state taking increased power as it grows.
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
LEFT-CENTER BIAS
Toyota warns Trump: Car tariffs will increase cost of every vehicle sold in US
Automaker Toyota said in a statement on Wednesday that a 25 percent tariff on automobiles would increase the cost of every vehicle sold in the United States. In May, President Donald Trump directed the Commerce Department to investigate whether car imports were a threat to national security. Analysts have said imposing tariffs on car imports would be bad for the industry as a whole. The company noted that the cost of the Toyota Camry, one of the most popular cars sold in America, would go up $1,800. The Camry is manufactured in a Toyota factory in Georgetown, Kentucky.
Toyota warns Trump: Car tariffs will increase cost of every vehicle sold in US
Automaker Toyota said in a statement on Wednesday that a 25 percent tariff on automobiles would increase the cost of every vehicle sold in the United States. In May, President Donald Trump directed the Commerce Department to investigate whether car imports were a threat to national security. Analysts have said imposing tariffs on car imports would be bad for the industry as a whole. The company noted that the cost of the Toyota Camry, one of the most popular cars sold in America, would go up $1,800. The Camry is manufactured in a Toyota factory in Georgetown, Kentucky.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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Italy Intends to Endorse New Chapter in NATO-Russia Ties – Under-Sec of State
Rome is determined to promote a new chapter in NATO cooperation with Russia, Italian Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Guglielmo Picchi told Sputnik. "NATO is a cornerstone of Italy’s international policy. Nonetheless, our country can and must speak its mind on major strategic decisions … Italy intends to inaugurate a new season of cooperating with Moscow, in the spirit of the [2002] Pratica di Mare Summit," Picchi, who is also a foreign policy adviser to Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Lega Party leader Matteo Salvini, said.
'Inappropriate': UK Minister Urges Gov't to Ignore BMW, Airbus Brexit Warnings
Jeremy Hunt made the remark in response to concerns over post-Brexit operations in the UK big businesses have been voicing amid continuing uncertainty about Britain's future trading relationship with Europe. Speaking to the BBC, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that businesses sounding the alarm about post-Brexit job losses actually affect the UK's negotiations with the European Union.
Turkish Electoral Council: Erdogan Receives Absolute Majority of Votes
Incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gathered the support of an absolute majority of voters, who participated in the presidential election, Sadi Guven, the president of the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey said Sunday citing preliminary results. "A total of 97.7 percent of ballots have been processed. President Erdogan received an absolute majority of votes. The Justice and Development Party, Nationalist Movement Party, Republican People’s Party, Good party, and Peoples' Democratic Party cleared the 10-percent threshold," Sadi Guven told reporters.
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from Sputnik
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED, Broadcasting & Media Production Company out of Moscow, Russia
Rome is determined to promote a new chapter in NATO cooperation with Russia, Italian Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Guglielmo Picchi told Sputnik. "NATO is a cornerstone of Italy’s international policy. Nonetheless, our country can and must speak its mind on major strategic decisions … Italy intends to inaugurate a new season of cooperating with Moscow, in the spirit of the [2002] Pratica di Mare Summit," Picchi, who is also a foreign policy adviser to Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Lega Party leader Matteo Salvini, said.
Jeremy Hunt made the remark in response to concerns over post-Brexit operations in the UK big businesses have been voicing amid continuing uncertainty about Britain's future trading relationship with Europe. Speaking to the BBC, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that businesses sounding the alarm about post-Brexit job losses actually affect the UK's negotiations with the European Union.
Incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gathered the support of an absolute majority of voters, who participated in the presidential election, Sadi Guven, the president of the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey said Sunday citing preliminary results. "A total of 97.7 percent of ballots have been processed. President Erdogan received an absolute majority of votes. The Justice and Development Party, Nationalist Movement Party, Republican People’s Party, Good party, and Peoples' Democratic Party cleared the 10-percent threshold," Sadi Guven told reporters.
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