The Department of Education (DOE) launched an investigation into Ivy League universities over potential failures “to report hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign gifts and contracts,” naming Chinese Communist Party...
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Natalie Winters
Harvard Chemical Biology Head Charged With Conspiracy to Aid College in Wuhan, China
The Department of Justice has charged the Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department and two Chinese citizens with conspiracy, acting as agents of a foreign government, smuggling, visa...
This Week in Economics: 3 Stories You Should Know About
Here is a rundown on some of the biggest economic developments this week. 1.) Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker passes away. Paul Volcker, who’s chairmanship of the Federal Reserve played a pivotal role in...
Jonathan Decker
Why President Trump’s Latest Tariffs Are the Most Nonsensical
This week, President Trump took to Twitter to announce new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Brazil and Argentina. Although the Trump administration has had its share of puzzling trade war escalations —...
Will a Weak Global Economy Drag Down the U.S. With It?
Pundits and politicians are vociferously debating the health of the U.S. economy, but one subject that isn’t up for debate is the health of the world economy — it stinks. Economic growth has slowed...
This Week in Economics: 3 Stories You Should Know About
Welcome back from Labor Day weekend! I hope it was a great one for all our readers. I was out in Texas for the first time, and as a good conservative, it pains me to be back in the swamp! But, lucky for us, this...
Trump’s 2020 Chances Could Hinge on China Trade Deal
Recently, the stock market has been on a wild ride after trade war escalations including the U.S. labeling China a currency manipulator, the announcement of $550 billion in new tariffs, and a confusing tweet ordering U...
Amid Chinese Threat to Cut Rare Mineral Exports, U.S. Should Start Mining Its Own
Stocks were rocked yesterday after China’s People’s Daily newspaper published an editorial warning that China could restrict exports of rare earth minerals if trade tensions continue escalating. This threat spooked...
This Week in Economics: 4 Stories You Should Know About
The U.S. economy showed surprising strength in the first quarter of 2019, with initial estimates of GDP growth coming in at a solid 3.2 percent, and more significantly, year-over-year productivity growth hit 2.4 percent...
Does Apple’s Stock Dive Spell Trouble for the U.S. Economy?
Yesterday, Apple sent the already wobbly stock market tumbling after lowering its earnings expectations for the first quarter of 2019. As of writing, Apple’s stock was on pace for its largest single-day decline in...
All I Want For Christmas Is a Trade Deal with China
Regardless of whether you support President Trump’s tariffs as a negotiating tactic or whether you view them as harmful and unlikely to net a better deal, my Christmas wish is that the U.S. and China reach a pro...
An ‘America First’ Mining Policy Would Counter Russia, China
The Trump White House has poured much energy into making America more economically competitive with China. Yet while much of these efforts have been directed at changing China’s domestic policies from abroad, one...
Why Threatening Tariffs Is Unlikely to Get America a Better Deal
Today, President Trump sparked an early stock market sell-off with the announcement that his administration has identified $200 billion in Chinese goods that it could hit with tariffs. This potential $200 billion tax...
This Week in Economics: 4 News Stories You Need to Know About
Here is an update on some of the recent stories that I have covered for The National Pulse: 1.) D.C. City Council unanimously votes to raise taxes on Uber…and a ton of other things. The Washington Times reports: The 13...
Privacy Alert: Will China Soon Be Using Big Data to Influence U.S. Students?
This article was originally posted at The Federalist. The recent Facebook controversy focused Americans’ attention on the dangers of uncontrolled access to and use of individual online data. But as a nation we have a...
Jane Robbins
Trump’s China Announcement Shows He’s “Right on the Money”
With President Trump’s 100th day in office fast approaching, his administration has already delivered on some of his key economic promises, including slashing regulations, instituting a federal hiring freeze, and...
Rubio to Chinese: Stop Forcing Women to Abort Their Third Child!
Marco Rubio is saying what the liberal media will not about China’s abolition of the one-child policy in favor of a two-child policy: A two-child policy is just as inhumane and unjust as the former law. “While the...
Anna Anderson