Trade barriers such as tariffs have been demonstrated to cause more economic harm than benefit. They raise prices and reduce availability of goods and services resulting in lower income, reduced employment, and lower economic output.
Rather than erect barriers to trade that will have negative economic consequences, policymakers should promote free trade and the economic benefits it brings.
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was agreed upon earlier in July 2018 by 192 countries. One was missing.
The United Nations on Friday [July 13, 2018] completed an agreement on improved ways to handle the global flow of migrants....it was boycotted by a huge and influential member, the United States.
TREASON.
Trump has again voiced his admiration for strongmen leaders, saying North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has a “great personality” and that he could “probably get along very well” with Vladimir Putin.
Asked if he liked Kim personally, he said: “I get along with him great, yeah. He’s very smart, great personality, he’s funny and tough, good negotiator.”
In March 2018, Smart Dissent wrote about Andrew Veprek. Please click here to read that post.
The thing about Republican's xenophobia is that it's impartial. What we mean is that they hate literally everyone who isn't exactly like them.
Click on Smart Dissent's Immigration page and you'll see headlines for dozens of pages of their actions to remove anyone non-white from the country they can. Muslims, Mexican, refugees previously granted emergency status, Latin American's seeking asylum, new restrictions on legal immigration, lowering of refugee acceptance, and much more. Here's a new one:
The news coming out of the mid-June meeting between Trump and Kim Jong-Un from Republicans, Fox News, and Trump enablers is emblematic of the reason why Trump envies Kim and North Korea. Lies, misinformation and propaganda about the results of the "summit" like you'd see on state-run television in that country, one where Kim executes family members he dislikes.
When the very conservative Chamber of Commerce says Trump is an idiot, it's worth reporting on.
In March 2018, Trump named John Bolton as National Security Adviser. It's been all downhill from there.
John Bolton is the mentally imbalanced new national security adviser to Trump. Stupid leading the stupid or blind leading the blind. We detailed Bolton is great depth HERE. Bolton is, of course, up to no good.
The Trump administration has eliminated the White House’s top cyber policy role, jettisoning a key position created during the Obama presidency to harmonize the government's overall approach to cybersecurity policy and digital warfare.