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Trump can’t turn back the clock

It is axiomatic that if someone is sufficiently eager to disbelieve something, there is no Everest of evidence too large to be ignored. This explains todayĢƵ revival of protectionism, which is a plan to make America great again by making it 1953 again.This was when manufacturingĢƵ postwar ...

China in the midst of a revolution

<em>Local editorials from 50 years ago are being reprinted every Monday and Tuesday in this column. This editorial appeared in the Morning Herald, a predecessor of the ĢƵ on Dec. 26, 1966.</em>“All men must die, but death can vary in its ...

Nonsense

Among the many misconceptions fueling Donald TrumpĢƵ presidential campaign, one of the most stubborn, and most pernicious, is this: Government should run like a business, ergo Mr. Trump, a businessman, is especially qualified for the White House. As evidence that this is a dangerous fallacy, ...

US manufacturing in big trouble

Voters are going to the polls this year with economic worries uppermost in their minds. Although the “headline” unemployment rate has fallen to 5.0 percent, the labor force participation rate remains near historic lows, indicating that many people who might work are not doing so. ...

Can North Korean missiles hit targets?

“Hitting a bullet with a bullet” aptly describes the challenge of destroying incoming missiles, but effective defenses do exist. North Korea threats have led the Obama administration to discuss deployment in South Korea of the Lockheed Martin THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Air Defense) ...

China’s ascent is deeply flawed

China produces an astonishing number of astonishing numbers, including this: In the 20th century, the United States made automobiles mass-consumption items, requiring prodigious road building. China, however, poured more concrete for roads and other construction between 2011 and 2013 than the ...