For decades, politicians have sold tariffs as a tonic for the working class. In reality, one particular group seems to benefit more than any other from trade wars: Washington influence peddlers. The United States collected…

If the sentence handed to the media mogul Jimmy Lai was meant to surprise, it would have been shorter.  Twenty years behind bars is not a burst of rage. It is a sentence designed to…

Even if the administration has temporarily backed off threats to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell protests in Minnesota, the idea will come up again.  That’s partly because the power — which would allow the…

President Trump has his hands full in Venezuela while also pondering military action in Iran, but the Ukraine war is grinding on and Vladimir Putin wants the world to think he can’t be defeated.  A…

President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policy collides smack into economic reality somewhere in the middle of the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor, Canada’s southernmost major city.  That 1.4-mile suspension bridge handles more than a…

In light of recent turmoil, it can be hard to believe that a year ago, many Americans, arguably a majority, approved of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and promise for a new era of mass…

Despite widespread pushback, the Trump administration and the National Park Service removed exhibits on slavery from the President’s House, a recreation of the executive residence that once housed George Washington and John Adams. The exhibits…

Here’s the best news of the day, and about immigration believe it or not: On Wednesday a judge granted asylum to Guan Heng, the Chinese man who risked his life to expose the Communist Party’s…

The deadly and dangerous actions of immigration officers in Minneapolis belie a serious threat to American law enforcement standards. Outside of Minnesota, Americans, including other law enforcement experts, are horrified by what is unfolding. The…

It’s unfashionable in many precincts to admit it, but the market for precious metals still sends useful signals every once in a while. Gold’s ascent above $5,000 per ounce—or as some might say, the dollar’s…