In the weeks since winning the election, Trump has doubled down on his promise to impose steep tariffs on trade partners. He’s proposing a 10-20 percent tariff on imports from Canada, China, and Mexico. Global economists say this will reduce trade and distort consumer production worldwide. Following Trump’s victory, Google searches for “What are tariffs?” […]
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Why “no one wants to work anymore” is simply false (Op-Ed)
Intergenerational and interclass debates and divides have always provided plenty of entertaining, outlandish, and downright frustrating takes from one person to another on why issues stand the way they are, and how to fix them. In a workforce that was rocked to its core by a global pandemic, hybrid-remote revolution, Great Resignation, and economic recession, […]
Republicans Blame Biden, He Blames Putin for High Gas Prices
On Tuesday March 8th, President Biden announced that he was putting in place a ban on imports of Russian oil and other energy. Despite acknowledging that this ban would cause a rise in domestic oil prices for the U.S., Biden announced the ban as retaliation for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, there is conflicting opinion on what the true cause of the price spike is, and when it really started.
