250 years of Freedom – I: From the ‘shot heard round the world’ to a nation divided

250 years of Freedom – I: From the ‘shot heard round the world’ to a nation divided

by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2026  250 Years of Freedom As the celebrating begins amid profound divisions within the USA, we recall the closing words of the Declaration of Independence and the men who signed in on July 4, 1776. We also honor those who sacrificed their lives on April 19, 1775 for an exceptional […]

Trump’s critics dead wrong (again) on the economy

Trump’s critics dead wrong (again) on the economy

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, June 11, 2026 Last week’s blockbuster jobs report, with more than 265,000 jobs added when including upward employment revisions, was very welcome news to almost all Americans. The exception would be the economists of the left who throughout Donald Trump’s now-five-and-a-half years in the White House keep getting […]

Not forgotten: The spirit of sacrifice that made this nation great

Not forgotten: The spirit of sacrifice that made this nation great

Special to WorldTribune.com, May 24, 2026 By John McNabb The following Memorial Day reflection, was originally published on May 28, 2018. When I think about this day, I think about something of a rarity in our country today — sacrifice. America today is all about “me”. The politicians and bureaucrats, celebrities, social justice warriors, identity […]

Trump’s China trip: The three T’s, Iran and Jimmy Lai

Trump’s China trip: The three T’s, Iran and Jimmy Lai

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, May 20, 2026 Amid the spectacle and political pageantry in which Beijing so excels, President Donald Trump and his high-powered American business entourage visited China. The trip to the People’s Republic comes amid rising global tensions, continuing trade frictions and disruption of maritime commerce in the Middle East. […]

Blame Covid policies for high prices; Bring back fiscal fitness

Blame Covid policies for high prices; Bring back fiscal fitness

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, May 14, 2026 The new consumer prices report showing a 3.8% price rise in April confirms what Americans have been complaining about for months: Inflation is continuing to squeeze family budgets. It’s indisputable that oil and fertilizer supply disruptions in the Middle East are driving up prices here […]

Euro turbulence: ‘New political universe in UK; Tax surge punishes hard work in the Netherlands

Euro turbulence: ‘New political universe in UK; Tax surge punishes hard work in the Netherlands

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, May 11, 2026 THE HAGUE — Among the attributes of the Dutch people are hard work, punctuality and friendly free spirits. But when the new Netherlands coalition government was formed earlier in the year, one of its first steps was a massive tax increase on an already overburdened […]

Jerome Powell used Fed’s power against Trump; U.S. economy suffered

Jerome Powell used Fed’s power against Trump; U.S. economy suffered

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, May 5, 2026 The man just won’t leave the stage. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced last week that he’s going to remain on the Federal Reserve Board until 2028 even as he by law surrenders his chairmanship. The announcement came even after President Donald Trump agreed to drop […]

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