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. Trump’s tariff policy is a 21st-century version of mercantilism — prioritizing national economic control, protectionism, and trade deficits as a measure of economic success. As early as 1752, in his essay Of the Balance of Trade, David Hume debunked the intellectual foundations of mercantilism by demonstrating that trade is not a zero-sum game and that wealth […]

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“A stunned world reckons with economic fallout from Trump’s tariffs. Not even America’s closest trading partners were spared by a policy broadside that spooked investors and left policymakers scrambling to formulate responses.” — New York Times

My fellow Americans,

For far too long, we have been held captive, prisoners of an unfair and unjust system—one that would see us access goods and services beyond the wildest imaginations of most developing nations. No longer! At long last, we have been liberated from being able to afford anything.

For many years, we have struggled to right this ship, to bring our spending and employment to heel. We have chipped away at our economy, bit by bit, but somehow we have continued to suffer under a global hierarchy in which we are both the wealthiest and most influential country in the world. A terrible fate to suffer, indeed.

The scientific potential of an overlooked flower

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Republicans need to worry about getting bullied by Elon Musk, and Democrats need to worry about AIPAC, Sanders said.

The post Trying to Block Arms to Israel, Bernie Sanders Denounces AIPAC’s Massive Election Spending appeared first on The Intercept.

Republicans need to worry about getting bullied by Elon Musk, and Democrats need to worry about AIPAC, Sanders said.

The post Trying to Block Arms to Israel, Bernie Sanders Denounces AIPAC’s Massive Election Spending appeared first on The Intercept.

Amid a nationwide deportation crackdown, eight Arizona State University students may be forced to leave the U.S.

The post Eight International Students at ASU Have Had Their Visas Revoked appeared first on The Intercept.

Amid a nationwide deportation crackdown, eight Arizona State University students may be forced to leave the U.S.

The post Eight International Students at ASU Have Had Their Visas Revoked appeared first on The Intercept.

In this interview, I argue that how Trump’s Shock pans out will largely depend on whether Europe and China will act in concert or turn against one another. As for the UK, Trump has given Brexit a major boost. And here is another interview with Emily Jeshinsky of Unherd’s Undercurrents on the same subject: Trump’s […]

The post How will Europe, Britain & China react to the Trump shock: On TIMES Radio & Unherd’s Undercurrents appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

She lost her job at Emerson College after screening a film critical of Israel. Her lawsuit seeks to leverage an unusual Massachusetts free speech law.

The post This College Staffer Lost Her Job After Showing a Film Critical of Israel. Now She’s Suing Over Free Speech. appeared first on The Intercept.

She lost her job at Emerson College after screening a film critical of Israel. Her lawsuit seeks to leverage an unusual Massachusetts free speech law.

The post This College Staffer Lost Her Job After Showing a Film Critical of Israel. Now She’s Suing Over Free Speech. appeared first on The Intercept.