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Trump’s Unprecedented Assault on the Rules-Based Economic Order

BizNews.com The Rational Perspective January 13, 2026      By Barry D. Wood In Budapest some time ago, I came upon a wall poster bearing the likenesses of potentates whose imperial rule collapsed in the aftermath of World War I.  It was an advertisement for a museum exhibit. The Hapsburg empire in Vienna of Emperor Franz Joseph (seated) lasted 600 years. But stuck on the losing side of … Continue reading Trump’s Unprecedented Assault on the Rules-Based Economic Order

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President Trump Wants to Expand the G7. Can He Do That?

On May 29 Germany’s Angela Merkel vetoed President Trump’s plan to host this year’s Group of Seven summit in Washington at the end of June. Chancellor Merkel said the still active corona virus made it impossible for her to travel to the US.  Merkel’s public declaration did not sit well with the president who envisaged a face to face gathering of global leaders as an electoral … Continue reading President Trump Wants to Expand the G7. Can He Do That?

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