WASHINGTON, DC — After nearly 18 months of tit-for-tat tariff increases, the United States and China have reached a “phase one” agreement to start de-escalating their trade war.

WASHINGTON, DC — Webster’s Dictionary defines “emergency” as “a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence requiring immediate action”. By that standard, US President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States faces an immigration emergency is simply not credible.

WASHINGTON, DC — Imagine a man who has lived too extravagantly and eventually must go to the doctor for treatment of an acute disease, along with several other chronic conditions.

WASHINGTON, DC — Decision-making based on evidence rather than superstition was a driving force behind the Industrial Revolution, and the collection of statistics has, accordingly, become a hallmark of the modern age.

WASHINGTON, DC — Not content with its trade war against China, US President Donald Trump’s administration has also opened bilateral trade negotiations with Japan.

WASHINGTON DC — When you try something for 99 years and the situation keeps getting worse, it is time to try something else.

MEXICO CITY — The world has witnessed many sharp economic declines over the years, but Venezuela’s is surely one of the worst to date.

WASHINGTON, DC — America’s high-quality universities are among the key sources of its greatness.

WASHINGTON, DC — After World War II, the United States led the world in reducing protectionist barriers and establishing an open, rules-based trade system. That effort resulted in a half-century of the most rapid economic growth in human history.