By: Don Feder – washingtontimes.com – April 13, 2025 Whenever you see a demonstration, you need to ask two questions: Who is behind it, and what do they really want? In the case of anti-DOGE protests — 1,300 in one weekend this month — the driving force is the spending interests: The Democratic Party, teachers unions and a variety of...

A trade war hurts America too but China is especially vulnerable, writes Bob Davis. Does China have some not-so-secret weapons that will help it outlast the U.S. in the trade war?

Some experts say Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, which extended even to remote islands, were meant to cut China from the global supply chain with whatever means necessary.

President Donald Trump has predicted that his tariffs could raise as much as $6 trillion over the next decade in federal tax collections. These include up to 104% tariffs on China, plus the combination of reciprocal tariffs — we charge them whatever they charge us.  

President Trump has imposed the largest tax increase since 1982 through his tariffs, which will cost U.S. taxpayers $258.4 billion this year alone and $2.9 trillion over a decade, damaging the Repu…

Let me say, up front, that I do not know if Trump’s tariffs will accomplish his purposes or not.  Tariffs are common in human history.  Some tariffs, in some places, and at certain times, have had some benefits to a country’s economy.

The whole thing was hastily assembled, sloppy, and riddled with errors. Source: Donald Trump’s Tariffs: No Genius Plan | National Review

Trump unveiled the new tariffs in a ceremony at the White House’s Rose Garden on Wednesday for a “Make America Wealthy Again” event.

The Senate on Thursday advanced its budget resolution, teeing up a weekend vote on a blueprint for President Trump’s tax agenda and other top priorities. Senators voted 52-48 to kick off…

In late January, the Fair Tax Act, H.R. 25, was introduced in Congress yet again. This time the bill’s chief author is Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA). The Fair Tax Act is a bill to replace the current Internal Revenue Code with a national retail sales tax, known as the Fair Tax.