Every time the right promotes tax cuts, the left insists it just wants to help the one percent. But reality tells a very different story…
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Economic Trends
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Unlike a household deficit, a trade deficit isn’t a debt that must be repaid. Would someone please inform President Trump?
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When it comes to good wine, great food, beautiful people and pleasant scenery, Italy seems to have it all. But looks can often be deceiving…
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Fifty-one percent of millennials do not support capitalism – 51%! In a follow-up to Friday’s column, it’s clear Steven Pinker’s new book needs to “enlighten” some summer reading lists…
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Alex believes Steven Pinker’s new book is a tour de force that should upend mainstream distortions about how bad things are. And over his next few columns, he’ll explain why…
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Two great allies… Two stupid moves… in less than two years. They’re both doomed (or so the story went). But Britain (and the U.S., debatably) has come a long way, baby…
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When we’re abroad, Americans deal with the “ugly” or “ignorant” stereotypes. While some of that is earned… some isn’t. And it doesn’t help when our President feeds the beast…
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Sometimes it seems like our president needs to think before he speaks. Other times it seems like he’s right on target. That inconsistency is hurting the markets… and your portfolio.
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Last week, Trump threatened hefty tariffs on Chinese imports. Although specifics remain unclear, it caused the markets to slide. So how concerned should you be?
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Nancy Pelosi was widely ridiculed for saying, “We have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it.” What works in a sound bite doesn’t always translate to real life… nor should it.