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Investing in China Aug. 15, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Our stockbroker wants us to invest about 20 percent of our $510,000 joint account in... Read More
The Next Big Thing (or Not) Aug. 09, 2018
Trends are not something I would say I'm great at predicting. Years ago, when I was passing the Empi... Read More
Foreigners Boycott Trump's America Jul. 19, 2018
Are President Trump's threats and insults against our allies just an obnoxious negotiating tactic? I... Read More
Trump's Zero-Tariff Solution Jul. 10, 2018
President Donald Trump's aluminum and steel tariff policies have now triggered retaliatory tariffs f... Read More
Chinese Big Brother Jun. 20, 2018
Upset because Facebook and Google invade your privacy? Be glad you don't live in China. Facebook an... Read More
In China, 'Free Trade' Means Steal What You Want Jun. 20, 2018
What can Democrat Chuck Schumer, Republican Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump agree on? Almost ... Read More
Winning the Trade War with China Jun. 20, 2018
The current stock market selloff is a key part of a test of wills between Beijing and Washington tha... Read More
How Republicans Went Soft on Communism Jun. 17, 2018
If you had told Ronald Reagan in 1988 that in 30 years, the president of the United States would be ... Read More
Lindsey Graham's Unjustifiable Call for War Jun. 13, 2018
Question: Has North Korea re-invaded South Korea since it signed an armistice 65 years ago suspendin... Read More
Threat from China's Navy Growing Jun. 01, 2018
America's Navy, founded on Oct. 13, 1775, has always had a special relationship with Rhode Island. I... Read More
America's Clown Show Negotiations Are Not Funny May. 24, 2018
When bluster ends in capitulation, what do other negotiating partners see? Blood in the water. North... Read More
Trade Deals Must Protect Intellectual Property Rights May. 22, 2018
Donald Trump is now deep into trade negotiations with China and NAFTA 2.0 negotiations with Canada a... Read More
President Backs Off May. 22, 2018
In barely six weeks, President Donald Trump has gone from threatening to impose $150 billion in tari... Read More
China Tries Policing Our Language May. 18, 2018
With a far stronger military and vastly more people than Taiwan, China has long tried to pressure th... Read More
The Dollar Store Saved Us May. 07, 2018
In the city where I live, we have 88,000 people, 17 dollar stores and a Walmart. This why North Kore... Read More
Wars for the Minerals Your Cellphone and Prius Need Apr. 18, 2018
The United States Geological Survey's title for its February 2018 study on "nonfuel minerals" slight... Read More
Trump Should Focus on Debt Crisis Rather Than Trade Apr. 11, 2018
Donald Trump achieved the presidency telling the American people he would "Make America Great Again.... Read More
Trump Didn't Lie to Farmers Apr. 10, 2018
Farmers keep asking why Donald Trump is hurting them on trade when they helped elect him. The better... Read More
Trump's Tit-for-Tat Trade Policy Could Leave the Economy in Tatters Apr. 05, 2018
President Donald Trump claimed in a tweet that "trade wars are good, and easy to win." Unfortunately... Read More
Weaponized Narratives Go to War Apr. 04, 2018
In recent years, American national security agencies and commentators have begun using a new buzz te... Read More
