Trump's 3% Growth Charade
Simon Johnson, Project SyndicateOfficials in President Donald Trump’s administration frequently talk about getting annual US economic growth back above 3%, and their proposed budget assumes that they will succeed. But…
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Democrats and the Problem of Competitive Victimhood
Victor Davis Hanson, IBDThe startling 2016 presidential election weakened the notion of tribal identity rather than a shared American identity. And it may have begun a return to the old…
Fox anchor on Miller: 'Don't put that guy in front of cameras again'
Fox News host Eric Bolling criticized White House senior adviser Stephen Miller for his comments at Wednesday’s press briefing, saying, “Don’t put that guy in front of the cameras again.”Miller got into…
Iran Outflanking Saudi Arabia in Yemen
Bruce Riedel, Al-MonitorIran is gradually increasing its support for the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Rather than eliminating the Iranian presence in the country, the Saudi-led war is giving Tehran the…
How to Degrade the Growing Power of North Korea
Sen. Ted Cruz, Washington PostFour years ago, North Korea’s Rodong newspaper released a photograph of Kim Jong Un sitting in front of an intercontinental-ballistic-missile targeting map depicting Washington, Los Angeles…
What Kushner's Leaked Speech Gets Wrong on Mideast Peace
Aaron Miller, PoliticoThe Trump White House leaks like an old rowboat, but it’s been uncharacteristically secretive about one thing: the Middle East peace process. For months, administration officials have been…
Pass Tax Cuts or Get Ready for Speaker Pelosi
Gingrich & Anderson, USA TodayThe specter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is looming. Following Republicans’ failure to fix the country’s health care system, polls show Americans are increasingly flirting with…
This Is What a Weak President Looks Like
Noah Rothman, CommentarySen. Jeff Flake has written an article in Politico attempting to rally Republicans behind the rule of law and the fundamentals of conservatism—even if that means opposing their…
Trump, GOP senators unveil measure to cut legal immigration
President Trump on Wednesday teamed up with two conservative Republican senators to roll out new legislation aimed at dramatically curbing legal immigration to the United States, a key Trump campaign…
Trump rips Congress, brags about deal-making prowess in Russian sanctions statement
President Trump is ripping Congress in an unusual statement criticizing the Russian sanctions bill, which he signed into law on Wednesday.Trump said in two separate statements that while he favored…
