by WorldTribune Staff, December 31, 2017 Predictions of Donald Trump’s demise have reached a crescendo several times since the big man descended the Trump Tower staircase to announce his candidacy for president. And we’re not just talking about political liberals. “The National Review crowd can’t admit they were wrong, dead wrong, about Donald Trump,” Rick Manning, president […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 21, 2017 U.S. businesses responded immediately and positively to President Donald Trump’s Christmas gift of tax cuts. Americans may begin to see higher take home pay beginning in February. Reactions from businesses to the bill’s passage included: AT&T said it will pay $1,000 bonuses as soon as Trump signs the tax […]
Special to WorldTribune , December 19, 2017 Following is the full text of President Donald Trump speech, detailing a new national security strategy, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 18. We’re here today to discuss matters of vital importance to us all: America’s security, prosperity, and standing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 21, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump is set to shift oversight of the sale of non-military arms and ammunition that would open world markets to American gun manufacturers. Trump is finalizing plans to shift oversight of firearms sales from the State Department to the Commerce Department, Reuters reported on Sept. 19. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 26, 2017 The power of three firms – Google, Facebook and Amazon – has grown larger than “any other monopolies we’ve dealt with in the past century,” raising major concerns on all sides of the political spectrum. Google rules about 90 percent of the Internet search market in the United States […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 22, 2017 The dominance in the digital advertising market of the two social media Goliaths is only getting larger as the role played by independent, privately-owned media voices fade into near oblivion. The so-called “duopoly” enjoyed by Google and Facebook will account for 63.1 percent of digital advertising investment in 2017, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Following is the text of President Donald Trump’s address to the UN General Assembly today, Sept. 19. Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, world leaders, and distinguished delegates, welcome to New York. It is a profound honor to stand here in my home city as a representative of the American people to address […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler NEW YORK — Taiwan’s socio/economic success story is world renowned. Yet an unfortunate byproduct of Taiwan’s rapid industrial development from the 1960’s through 1980’s involved considerable amounts of air and water pollution. Taiwan’s next challenge strives to create a cleaner environment by widespread policies of going green. In […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 14, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 13 issued an order blocking the sale of a Portland, Oregon-based technology firm to China. Trump’s order stopped the proposed $1.3 billion sale of Lattice Semiconductor Corp. to Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, which the White House described as a “Chinese corporation owned by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By E.W. Jackson, Fairfax Free Citizen There is probably not an adult in America who hasn’t experienced having someone cut in line. It’s exasperating not only because it’s fundamentally unfair, but because it’s highly disrespectful of those already waiting. More confrontational personalities will tell the person to go to the end of […]