Before the American Revolution, Great Britain powered a global empire through mercantilism—an economic system that enriched the crown at the expense of overseas colonies. But one Scottish thinker had a better idea: capitalism. In this episode of Economic Game Changers, teens meet Adam Smith, the “father of economics.” From trade to limited government, they’ll learn how Smith’s thinking struck a blow to the old system and laid the foundation for free markets. Check out all of our kids content at PragerUkids.com: https://l.prageru.com/3vkepwq Watch our content ad-free on our app: https://prageru.onelink.me/3bas/vgyxvm79 Follow PragerU Kids on social media: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/pragerukids/) YouTube …
The president has pursued a foreign policy of war and plunder. The post The Madness of King Trump appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Madness of King Trump The president has pursued a policy of war and plunder. President Donald Trump has lawlessly launched a full-scale war against a distant nation that neither attacked nor threatened America. Instead, Iran was negotiating with the United States, offering substantial concessions. The president justified his aggression with rhetoric similar to that of Russia’s Vladimir Putin in launching Moscow’s “special military operation” against Ukraine. So far some 1,200 civilians , including more than 160 children, have been killed by American and Israeli (underwritten by America) action. Iran…Open
The cliché holds that China plans in decades while America plans in election cycles. Increasingly, though, our thinking seems to stop even sooner—around the length of a crop cycle. Not as an agricultural policy, but as a governing instinct. Soybeans are a solid proxy for how the United States deals with China: small, transactional, immediately […] The post Don’t Trade Away America for Some Soybeans appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Don’t Trade Away America for Some Soybeans Beijing is playing the long game. Washington needs to do the same. (Frank Bach/Shutterstock) The cliché holds that China plans in decades while America plans in election cycles. Increasingly, though, our thinking seems to stop even sooner—around the length of a crop cycle. Not as an agricultural policy, but as a governing instinct. Soybeans are a solid proxy for how the United States deals with China: small, transactional, immediately legible “wins” pitched as strategic breakthroughs. A shipment resumes, a statistic ticks up, a headline declares…Open
