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Opinion

Charting course away from tariffs is good

National Columnists

President Donald Trump supporters think the President always strategizes ahead of others — like multidimensional chess. Those closest to Mr. Trump say he is doing what he does best — going with his gut, letting others fight it out in front of him, then deciding and often improvising. That ...

Is our republic at its deathbed?

National Columnists

Even in its earliest days, discord was part and parcel of American life. During the American Revolution, families were often divided between Patriots — pushing for American independence from Great Britain — and Loyalists. But there was only one Benedict Arnold. No Loyalists fought alongside ...

Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia a criminal? Great question

National Columnists

Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia a good person? I don’t know. In 2021 his wife petitioned for, and received, an order of protection against him after she alleged domestic violence; she said last week that their marriage grew stronger after they worked through that low point and that Abrego Garcia ...

Worker protection structure under threat

Letters to the Editor

Landis Larson, Bismarck This week is Workers Memorial Day, April 28th, a day when working families, union members and labor leaders come together to remember each worker killed, injured and sickened from their jobs, and to organize for an end to these preventable deaths of our brothers and ...

How not to fight US trade war

National Columnists

This week, the stock market yo-yoed wildly, taking investors on a roller coaster of stunning lows and sudden highs. Rarely has investment been so gut-churning. And the reason for the turbulence is obvious: the Trump administration’s continuing mixed signals over its trade war. When that ...

Economic nostalgia fails us again

National Columnists

History may not perfectly repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Two protectionist episodes — the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 and the Trump-era tariffs of today — offer a striking example. Both emerged from economic nostalgia and fear of change. Both were politically attractive. ...