Despite contrary political rhetoric, a trade deficit does not necessarily mean a nation is “losing” in international commerce.
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A Deficit In Understanding Trade
Tag Archives: Donald Trump
Rome Didn’t Fall In A Day
Republicans were repelled in their first assault on Obamacare, but will the law withstand a prolonged legislative siege?
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Trump’s Tax Appetizer
Does President Trump’s 2005 tax return hint that somebody told him, “You’re fired?” Let’s snack on that.
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Preet’s Tweets
Why would a savvy attorney futilely resist a presidential ouster? The answer may lie in Preet’s tweets.
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Putting Loved Ones And Lovers On The Payroll
American anti-nepotism rules are positively puritanical compared to the French. But we still have our moments.
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Trump’s Bay Of Pigs
New presidents make a lot of rookie mistakes. We may have just seen Trump’s most memorable one.
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A British-Iranian Hostage
Iran’s hostage-taking business has diversified beyond the American market. The British are being “served” too.
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Unverified Allegations And Alternative Facts
Presidential press secretaries and White House correspondents have the worst journalism jobs in Washington.
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Presidential Business Ethics
Donald Trump will still own his sprawling business empire while he sits in the Oval Office. How much does it matter?
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Trump Takes The Third Door
Denial failed, and talking failed, so President Trump took the third option in response to Syria’s poison-gas attack.
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