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Tariff worries drive consumer confidence to 5-year low

The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index dropped by 7.9 points in April, marking its lowest reading since May of 2020, largely in response to President Trump’s tariff war. Trump has imposed a baseline 10 percent tariff on most international partners and a 145 percent tariff on China, the world’s second-largest economy. Steep “retaliatory […]

The nuclear deal Trump should make with Iran

Good statecraft depends on marrying objectives to means. Although this is seemingly obvious, America often fails because presidents adopt the wrong objectives. Lyndon Johnson in Vietnam and George W. Bush in Iraq failed because they did not understand what they were getting into, and the U.S. lacked the means to achieve our objectives at an […]

Trump 2.0 has an opportunity to reset US-China relations

Prior to President Trump’s first administration, presidents prioritized fostering a constructive relationship between the U.S. and China through engagement, recognizing the importance of aligning mutual interests to maintain stability and avoid conflict.   This strategy of engagement reached its zenith during the George W. Bush administration. Delegations regularly traveled between Washington and Beijing, with high-level […]

Michelle Obama says fear for immigrants under Trump admin haunts her at night: ‘keeps me up’

Former first lady Michelle Obama expressed fear over President Donald Trump‘s immigration policies, saying they have kept her up at night.  “Now that we have leadership that is sort of indiscriminately determining who belongs and who doesn’t,” the former first lady said Monday during an appearance on the podcast “On Purpose with Jay Shetty,” adding […]