At the end of January, the Euro soared following an FT piece in which Trump's trade advisor and director of the White House National Trade Council, Peter Navarro, launched what was then seen as the first shot in the transatlantic trade wars, when he accused Germany of using a “grossly undervalued” euro to "exploit the US and its EU partners", comments which triggered alarms in Europe’s largest economy.
As if there was not enough dividing America right now - Left/Right, Male/Female/Other, Black/White, Muslin/Non-Muslim, or Gay/Straight/Other - AP finds in its latest poll that Americans can't even agree on what it means to be an American.
As Simon Black points out in his latest weekly intelligence commentary, it is now YOUR responsibility to enforce the government's laws.
What happened:
Are you an expert at identifying forged documents, and fake IDs? How about investigating immigration history? If not, you may want to think twice before becoming a landlord, investing in real estate, or opening a homeless shelter.
According to Texas law, upheld by a Federal Appeals Court, you could be held legally liable for “harboring” an illegal immigrant.
Submitted by Ben Garrison
George W. Bush rarely criticized his successor to the presidency, Obama. Unfortunately, Barack is not about to follow that precedent.
Via Kurt Schlichter of Townhall.com,
This much is clear – if President Trump (Oh, how I love the sweet agony just uttering those syllables causes annoying people) fails to keep his word, he’s toast. And he should be – we’ve spent decades being lied to, bamboozled, and swindled by both fork-tongued liberals and fake “conservatives.” There’s no more slack to give; we’re done with leeway and wiggle room. The president has two choices: Keep his promises, or fail disastrously. And it looks like he’s going with the former and winning.