Month: February 2026

SCOTUS Shoots Straight on Tariffs

The US Supreme Court did the right thing.  Admitting that it had, “… no special competence in matters of economics and foreign affairs,” the Court stayed in its lane, as dictated by Article III of the US Constitution, and ruled solely on the legality of President...

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Squandering a US-China Summit?

It’s pretty obvious by now how much Donald Trump and Xi Jinping want to cut a deal at their upcoming April summit in Beijing. Trump has continued to vent his anti-globalist hostilities on friends and foes, alike — with the notable exception of China. Xi has kept a...

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Fed Chairs — Past, Present, and Future

Understandably, all eyes are on Kevin Warsh.  Since leaving the Fed as a Board governor in 2011, Warsh has been an active participant in the debate over monetary policy and the alleged “mission creep” of America’s central bank. As incoming Chair, he will now have the...

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