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Conflict with an ally unpopular

President Trump’s tariffs aren’t popular, but he’s found a way to make them even less so — a trade war with America’s most inoffensive ally. When one thinks of countries that deserve to be subjected to a steady stream of insults (it’s Lake America now, not Lake Ontario) and a punishing regime of tariffs, Canada is far down the list. Ottawa has been a loyal, if occasionally annoying, friend of the United States for nearly 100 years. The presence of a well-meaning country with similar values along the 5,000-mile border to our north is a gigantic geostrategic blessing, ...

Kids’ mistakes don’t get adult consequences

Kids will be kids. The expression is not an excuse for bad behavior. It’s an admonishment to remember that children have different tendencies and capabilities than adults. There is a reason that a waitress might have to sweep under a table after a toddler was eating crackers. There may be the occasional outburst of inappropriate giggles during a long church service. Do you feel like you are being mocked in inexplicable middle school slang? Well, kids will be kids. That doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be consequences on the children’s side. They just have to be tempered by ...

Dem voters reject resistance stars

There has been a lot of commentary on the differences between Resistance 1.0, the effort by anti-Trump activists to bring down President Donald Trump in his first term, and Resistance 2.0, the effort by anti-Trump activists to bring down Trump in his second term. There are some tactical contrasts, but the simple fact is, they’re still at it. This year’s election season has featured two much-lauded figures of Resistance 1.0 as they tried to use their anti-Trump agitation as a springboard to public office. Alex Vindman, the former National Security Council staffer who in 2019 set off ...

Kennedy Center disassembles sculpture from grounds

The Kennedy Center took down a sculpture known as “Blue” Wednesday, the latest change to the cultural and performing arts center that stirred some pushback in President Donald Trump’s second term. The sculpture, a tall, blue stick figure poised in action — as if to kick a ball or, from a different angle, having just kicked one — was designed by sculptor Joel Shapiro and installed in 2019. The removal follows a longer-running saga with the Kennedy Center, where the Trump-aligned board is fighting in court for the right to plaster the president’s name on the historic ...

Symbolic funerals held in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday, as families of locals still unaccounted for after last week’s catastrophic floods held symbolic funerals for their loved ones. Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said ...

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Nation Mint to sell $1 coin depicting Trump The U.S. Mint will start selling a $1 coin to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, featuring President Donald Trump’s face on one side. The coin’s design, approved by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, includes Trump’s visage as ...