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Veronique De Rugy

With yet another round of tariffs taking effect this week — this time on cabinets and other furniture, timber and lumber — the White House insists that its policies are about "fairness" and "reciprocity." The evidence now tells a different story of higher prices for Americans, lower margins for U.S. firms, collapsing exports in flagship industries, investment paralysis and mounting risks of an economic slowdown. Start with exports. American goods are losing ground fast. A recent KPMG survey finds that "60% of businesses reported decreased overseas sales" in the first six months of ...

Letter to the editor

Editor: The Copper Country Angel Mission and The Salvation Army would like to thank all the groups, businesses, and people who contributed to the Stuff the Bus School Backpack Program. With the community’s tremendous support 420 preschool through high school backpacks were filled with age appropriate school supplies and hygiene items for students who were registered for the program. Also as part of the program parents were given a chance to select new socks and underwear for their children. We want to especially thank the Walmart Corporation for their Sparks Program generous grant ...

Armstrong Williams

Amid discussions about furloughs and firings of federal employees, we often forget that most are ordinary citizens trying to make ends meet. Some hold these jobs for the benefits they provide, and others because they genuinely enjoy helping people and take pride in where they work. We must not ...

Clarence Page

A lot of political figures are understandably nervous about facing a Senate committee probe. Not Pam Bondi. In more than four hours of testimony last week to the Senate Judiciary Committee, she responded to the most polite questions with the air of contempt worthy of her boss, President ...

Cal Thomas

The partial government "shutdown" is a pure political act. It has nothing to do with the amount of money the government takes from taxpayers, though it does have something to do with how much it irresponsibly spends. Democrats are holding the country hostage over Obama-era health insurance ...

Rich Lowry

Donald Trump has held many rallies, but never one in the parliament of a foreign nation. President Trump's speech to the Knesset Monday was a raucous, celebratory affair with the audience of Israeli lawmakers showering him with adulation. Trump's reception made it a little like a State of ...