The monthly durable goods report is one of Washington’s easiest economic releases to misread. The headline for June was decidedly unimpressive. New orders for durable goods rose just 0.3%, well below market expectations. That will inevitably…
The United States has the most lethal military on Earth. But even the most advanced weapons system is only as strong as the supply chains behind it.The hard truth is this: America cannot dominate the…
Canada has long cultivated the image of America’s friendly, free-trading neighbor. The reality is less polite.Behind the maple-leaf branding is a protectionist system that singles out American farmers, distillers, automakers, and workers. Canada demands access…
merica remains deeply divided over whether the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump. Millions believe the system failed them, while the media, intelligence bureaucracy, and the left have treated their doubts as something…
Last week, former Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan received her punishment for a federal felony charge. The jury found she obstructed an immigration arrest by ushering an illegal alien — in her courtroom on a battery…
WASHINGTON — The Chinese auto company BYD is plundering global car markets. In response, Europe is dithering, Canada is opening America’s northern gate, and Mexico is becoming the southern staging ground for China’s assault on…
China is using its control over the supply chain for rare-earth and other critical minerals to dominate global commerce and project state power—and the world is finally waking up to the danger.For decades, Beijing has pursued industrial…
President Trump summed up Toyota’s stunning Tacoma pickup truck announcement in three words: “Tariffs at work!” He is absolutely right. And the shortfalls of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade are part of the story, too. Toyota is putting $3.6…
This wasn’t egg on the face. It was a whole omelet.On Monday, Fed Governor Christopher Waller was effectively putting a rate hike back on the table if this week’s core inflation number came in hot. On…
In 1776, most Americans looked at the toppled statue of King George III in New York City’s Bowling Green and saw a shattered symbol of British tyranny.Oliver Wolcott saw ammunition.Four thousand pounds of lead. Enough, if…