African governments are understandably concerned about how Donald Trump’s surprise election as the 45th president of the United States might affect their interests. Thus far…
2016
2016 will be one of America's most pivotal elections, as Republicans and Democrats vie for voters who are frustrated with the nation’s trajectory, but for wildly different reasons. We'll delve into the topics that matter most to the race and the global economy, from immigration to civil rights to foreign policy. The winner will have to address the ideological chasm that defines the US—or risk presiding over a union divided.
FAT FINGER
A London trader may have (momentarily) turned Trump’s lie about China’s falling currency into reality
On Sunday (Dec. 4) night, president-elect Donald J. Trump took to Twitter to accuse China of devaluing its currency—even though it has been doing exactly…
As Trump calls out China for currency manipulation, Taiwan may be the real offender
“Cheating” China was one of Donald Trump’s best-loved campaign trail bugbears. And it still is, it turns out. After facing blowback for his phone call…
NEW WORLD ORDER
Trump’s cabinet and staff choices indicate a revival of the ‘clash of civilizations’ worldview
President-elect Donald Trump has never been shy about invoking Islam, the religion of 1.6 billion people around the world, as a threat to American society.…
POVERTY PROMOTION
Trump’s housing secretary has only one opinion about housing: Desegregation is a bad idea
It’s fair to say Donald Trump’s choice for housing and urban development (HUD) secretary isn’t exactly passionate about the subject. Some have joked that retired…
FIRST DAUGHTER PROBLEMS
Ivanka Trump is meeting with Al Gore to discuss climate change
Ivanka Trump is meeting former vice-president and environmental advocate Al Gore in Trump Tower in New York, today to discuss climate change, a cause she…
SAD
“You are embarrassing yourself”: A Missouri woman’s tweetstorm rebukes Donald Trump for whining about an SNL skit
Alec Baldwin’s uncanny Donald Trump impersonation has delighted Saturday Night Live’s audience, but it has consistently drawn ire from the man himself. This week’s skit,…
XI LIFT
Xi Jinping will be the first Chinese president to schmooze with the global elite at Davos
This January, as Donald Trump is being sworn in, something else unprecedented will be happening across the Atlantic: Chinese president Xi Jinping will be yukking…
DECONSTRUCTION
Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan won’t work while he’s president
One of the first rules you learn in economics is there is no free lunch. But for the last several years many economists made an…
BACKROOM
Ivanka Trump was working out a deal with a Japanese government-backed company when she met Shinzo Abe
When president-elect Donald J. Trump brought along his daughter Ivanka to meet Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in mid-November, observers raised their eyebrows. While family…
NOPE
Donald Trump is (still) wrong about how China’s currency works
After infuriating Beijing with a phone call with Taiwan that upended decades of US diplomatic protocol, president-elect Donald J. Trump went a few steps further,…
DEBATE 101
A philosophy professor explains why you’re not entitled to your opinion
Mike Pence has a tough job working for Donald Trump. When the president-elect lies, it often falls to his vice president-elect to defend him. For…
