Tag: United States
Trump’s trade deals try a creative way to hobble China
In the first cold war between America and the Soviet Union, the two superpowers fought each other by proxy. Something similar is happening...
The great dealmaker is conspicuously short of trade deals
Donald Trump issues threats—and grants deadline extensions
How America’s economy is dodging disaster
It is astonishingly dynamic, even under the weight of tariffs
Can Trump end America’s $1.8trn student-debt nightmare?
In recent years, America’s student-loan policy has come to resemble an alphabet soup. During the covid-19 pandemic, relief came from the CARES, ARPA...
Trump Leaves European Leaders Praying for a Boring G7 Summit
The last time European leaders came together for a diplomatic gathering in Canada, it didn’t go so well.At the Group of 7 meeting...
Trump is Pushing Allies Away and Closer Into Each Other’s Arms
New trade deals. Joint sanctions against Israel. Military agreements.America’s closest allies are increasingly turning to each other to advance their interests, deepening their...
Mike Huckabee, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Questions Palestinian State Policy
The American ambassador to Israel has said that it should be up to “Muslim countries” to build a Palestinian state on their territory...
Why Rooftop Solar Could Crash Under the Republican Tax-Cut Bill
Over the past two decades, more than 5 million U.S. households from California to Georgia to Maine have put solar panels on their...
Factory work is overrated. Here are the jobs of the future
Trumpian types are unanimous: America needs factories. The president describes how workers have “watched in anguish as foreign leaders have stolen our jobs,...
America and China have spooked each other
Officials from America and China met for the latest round of trade talks on June 9th-10th in Lancaster House, a mansion near Buckingham...
