On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told members of the Senate Banking Committee that escalating trade conflict could prove to be damaging to the domestic and worldwide economy. Amid pressure to describe the intricacies of the situation, Powell’s testimony steered around direct comments on President Trump’s policies. However, he said rising tariffs (which I explain here) by and on the U.S. have | Read More »
On Monday, reports surged, claiming the U.S. is prepared to directly negotiate with the Taliban in an effort to end the 17-year-long Afghanistan war. MAN, this thing has been going on for a long time. You hardly hear about it anymore — when George W. Bush was in office, the war was one of the many reasons he was Satan. The press didn’t want Obama | Read More »
