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Honor Norman Podhoretz, conservative giant, true man of letters — and my dad
3+ day, 13+ hour ago My father died Tuesday, Dec. 16, a month shy of his 96th birthday. Norman Podhoretz passed peacefully and without pain, with a new translation of'The Odyssey" on his desk that had been sent to him by his friend Roger Hertog. It sat…...
Massive EU trade deal beats August 1 tariff deadline
4+ mon, 3+ week ago President Trump announced a trade deal worth more than a trillion dollars with the European Union, the latest on the man accused of stabbing eleven shoppers at a Michigan Walmart, and Beyonce and Oprah are once again called out by…...
Why Greenland is more important to the US than ever
5+ mon, 2+ week ago Greenland's history with Denmark could potentially bolster Trump's efforts. Colonized in the 18th century, it was a Danish possession until 1953, when it was integrated into the Kingdom of Denmark. Home rule came in 1979, and it was not until 2009 that the Self-Government…...
Canada goes on offensive with US billboard ‘education campaign’: ‘Tariffs hurt you more than us’
8+ mon, 3+ week ago Canada is punching back, purchasing a series of gigantic billboards along US highways in 12 states with messages like "tariffs are a tax on your grocery bill," in an effort to sway the White House." Canada is launching a billboard offensive…...
How Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico actually work — and how grocery prices will be impacted
9+ mon, 2+ week ago How do tariffs actually work? President Trump has imposed stiff 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, with the hopes of halting the flow of fentanyl into the US. Tariffs are taxes imposed on goods from foreign companies, which then…...
Right-wing Alternative for Germany scores second place in pivotal election, conservative set to to be next chancellor
9+ mon, 3+ week ago Germany's right-wing populist Alternative f'r Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday's German election, with reports indicating one-in-five voters supported the party. As polls closed at noon on Sunday, the party which has received…...
Trudeau pauses US tariffs for 30 days | Reporter Replay
10+ mon, 2+ week ago President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a temporary deal on Feb. 3 to halt the imposition of 25% tariffs on each other's imports for 30 days while a final border security pact gets hashed out. NY Post National Politics Editor…...