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As protectionist as Trump is right now, I doubt that would be permitted.

The US and Russia are nowhere near being allies. I doubt they'll be sharing defence commitments anytime soon.

You're trying to outguess commodities speculators. Probably a bad idea.

$500 million was the penalty. The contract was considerably more than that. Nevertheless, that was about 0.4% of federal revenues at the time.

Just picture Chretien signing the documents for the helicopter contract cancellation. A shining moment in the sun for the politician at the expense of the cut-off subscribers.

Those critics are mostly the (ex- ?) neocon chorus. Iran was a little quieter after he consented to having Soleimani whacked. Then, of course, he was scorned for resorting to assassination. Apparently some lives are worth more than others. (I realize assassination tit-for-tat is a dangerous...

Increases in the (tariff-including) prices of imported goods tend to increase the demand for less expensive domestic products, which tends to lead to increases in the prices of domestic goods. This is how an import tariff can (usually will) lead to increased prices of imported AND domestic...

That's a forecast, not an "already seeing", notwithstanding that the sign of the number is where most observers think it will land.

Yes. I'm confident that tariffs will impose a sharp enough increase in prices that we don't need to worsen the damage with counter-tariffs, embargoes, or gratuitous expressions of anti-Americanism.

Nothing wrong with a republican system of government. For amusement, see this list of systems and the countries that use them. In particular, note where the countries that most people would think of as well-governed are listed, and where the US is listed. Obviously the US has been able to...

My takeaway is that it is another lesson in paying close attention to what people say, and what the media report.

I understand, and agree. I suppose my own whinging is that many people suffer from such Trump animosity that they have difficulty looking at foundational issues objectively and seeing that sometimes a disruption to status quo corrects an imbalance. Sometimes they don't see the imbalance; it's...

It's stupid to have import tariffs on almost anything. We needlessly overpay for basic necessities, too, due to protectionist government policies. That's the landscape. "Egg Tax". How clever.

I've already commented elsewhere on the stupidity of the tariffs, but the tariff issue is supposedly going to be there on everything, regardless. This time I'm commenting on a situation in which the price gap is such that importing eggs is a smart thing to do, even if juxtaposing the tariff...

If the cost of Canadian eggs with a 25% tariff is cheaper than the cost of US eggs, it still amounts to a comparative advantage. It is completely sensible although that might be hard to digest by people who filter everything emotionally.

So let's unpack that. The world has become more transactional. That means the world was less transactional, which suggests some countries were contributing more than others, and some were free riding more than others. Why would that state of affairs be more defensible than one in which...

Because nothing says "we're defenders of democracy" like hanging onto anti-democratic institutions and structures.

Yay for syphilis, then. In a couple of years we can all reflect back on how awesome it was that Trump got Canada to scrub some internal trade barriers, and got Europe to help Ukraine take back its territory from Russia.

1. To keep military aid flowing into Ukraine, Not much help if it's just a continuation of allowing Russia to slowly win. 2. To have Kyiv at the table for any peace talks, Statement of obvious. 3. For European leaders to to aim to deter any future Russian invasion of Ukraine and; Security...

The World when the US complains about the burden of being policeman: "Hey, you did that to yourself." The World when the US decides to unburden itself: "You're awful people if you do that."