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trade war

46 articles 2018

Is the Trump Economy Sustainable?

Irwin M. Stelzer · August 4, 2018

Growth trumps decline. That’s what President Trump is gambling on to hand him victory if the trade skirmish morphs into a trade war. The U.S. economy is growing at an annual rate of 4.1 percent and continues to create jobs. According to yesterday’s jobs report, the economy added 157,000 new jobs in…

America Will Win the Trade War with China

Irwin M. Stelzer · May 12, 2018

For over a decade there has been a trade war between China and America, with America playing the role of passive victim. China has required American firms investing in its country to take on a Chinese partner and turn over their technology, which it agreed not to do when it joined the World Trade…

Target, Subject, What's the Difference?

TWS Podcast · April 4, 2018

Today on the Daily Standard Podcast, senior writer Michael Warren discusses the latest with the Mueller investigation, the latest from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Wisconsin special elections.

The Facebook Apology Tour

TWS Podcast · March 22, 2018

Today on the Daily Standard Podcast, managing editor Christine Rosen and deputy online editor Jim Swift discuss Facebook's apology tour, the coming trade war, and the Trump-Biden boxing match.

Sanford: Tariffs Are an 'Experiment with Stupidity'

Haley Byrd · March 6, 2018

THE WEEKLY STANDARD had the chance to talk to South Carolina Republican Mark Sanford about President Donald Trump’s proposed steel and aluminum tariffs, which would tax imports at 25 percent and 10 percent, respectively. Sanford, who has represented the state’s 1st District since 2013, ardently…

On Trade Wars and Fish Sex

TWS Podcast · March 5, 2018

Today on the Daily Standard Podcast, reporter Andrew Egger and staff writer Alice Lloyd discuss whether President Trump will follow through on his proposed tariff plan and how the Oscars fit fish people into intersectional feminism.

The Steel Follies Redux

The Editors · March 2, 2018

On March 1, President Donald Trump was widely expected to announce a new round of trade restrictions on steel and aluminum. But that morning word leaked out that the announcement had been postponed—maybe permanently canceled. Then we heard the president had called industry leaders to the White…

The Swamp Gets Swampier

TWS Podcast · March 1, 2018

Today on the Daily Standard Podcast, editor in chief Stephen F. Hayes talks with host Charlie Sykes about Jared Kushner's rocky week, the end of the Hope Hicks era, and the potential for a trade war.