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Why Trump Went Big on Tariffs: One Word and One Number

The elite American media won’t tell the story of President Trump’s tariffs agenda through the lens of the loss and pain that fuels it. Trump is doing this for counties like Cabarrus, North Carolina. For Weirton, West Virginia. For Danville, Virginia, and too many more American locals that were formally steel, mill, and textile capitals of the world.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: A member of the United Steelworkers union wears a sticker depic

China Threatens the Free World with the Ghost of Murderer Mao Zedong

China’s increasingly shrill and desperate efforts to prove itself tough and fearless against President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit a new low on Thursday, when Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning decided to post old footage of Mao Zedong, the founder of the Chinese Communist Party – and the worst mass murderer in history.

Le dirigeant de la République Populaire de Chine Mao Zedong (Photo by KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gam

Five Reasons Why China Could Lose the Tariff War

Beijing has been talking tough ever since President Donald Trump began raising tariffs against China, swiftly retaliating with its own tariff hikes instead of negotiating like most other major countries and vowing to “fight to the end.” There are some good reasons why China’s blustery confidence might be misplaced.

This photo illustration shows Chinese 100 yuan notes (red) and US 100 dollar notes, in Bei

Pollak: The Real Reason Trump Cares About South Africa

Why is Trump so focused on South Africa? I’ve been asked this dozens of times in recent weeks, and not just by South Africans: the New York Times has called me twice to ask me to explain why President Donald Trump is making South Africa a priority — and not in a good way.

TOPSHOT - White South Africans supporting US President Donald Trump and South African and