Reality has a vote. That is one lesson administered to the body of politics in the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second administration. After the president gleefully announced his "Liberation Day" tariffs on April 2, stock market prices fell sharply, and the bond market became, as ...
President Donald Trump supporters think the President always strategizes ahead of others — like multidimensional chess. Trump critics think the man who beat Democrats twice is too stupid to think, much less strategize. Those closest to Mr. Trump say he is doing what he does best — going ...
Utah has become a major hub for the growing financial technology (or “fintech”) industry, which covers everything from cryptocurrencies to digital wallet services like ApplePay. “We hope in the not-too-distant future, you’ll see a massive fintech center in downtown Salt Lake, and ...
History may not perfectly repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Two protectionist episodes — the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 and the Trump-era tariffs of today — offer a striking example. Both emerged from economic nostalgia and fear of change. Both were politically attractive. ...
Even in its earliest days, discord was part and parcel of American life. During the American Revolution, families were often divided between Patriots — pushing for American independence from Great Britain — and Loyalists. But there was only one Benedict Arnold. No Loyalists fought alongside ...
With America’s Constitution undergoing a stress test, it’s important to revisit and understand its fundamental structure and design. America’s Constitutional Convention occurred in 1787, several years after the Revolutionary War. In addition to addressing the errors that long plagued ...
