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OPINION: Money before Hormuz is the mistake Riyadh and Abu Dhabi refuse
Opinion· No. 5380

OPINION: Money before Hormuz is the mistake Riyadh and Abu Dhabi refuse

The countries taking the blows want the pressure to continue. The ones far away want to sign fast.

REVIEW: Twenty hours to prove disadvantage, and Duffy’s rule bills 41,000 small firms
Review· No. 5377

REVIEW: Twenty hours to prove disadvantage, and Duffy’s rule bills 41,000 small firms

This is not a law. It is not a vote in Congress. It is not the end of the program, which the Department of…

EDITORIAL: Trump bans three outlets, the judge gives 14 days, the First Amendment waits
Editorial· No. 5375

EDITORIAL: Trump bans three outlets, the judge gives 14 days, the First Amendment waits

Aboard the pope’s plane, CNN is welcome. At the White House, it took a judge.

COMMENTARY: Trump frets over the yen, and behind the yen sit $1,104 billion in Treasuries
Commentary· No. 5370

COMMENTARY: Trump frets over the yen, and behind the yen sit $1,104 billion in Treasuries

Satsuki Katayama refused to say one thing. On September 25, 2026, at her regular press conference, Japan’s finance minister makes a disclosure. At the…

OPINION: The author of Section 301 says Trump misuses it, and the buyer keeps the receipt
Opinion· No. 5368

OPINION: The author of Section 301 says Trump misuses it, and the buyer keeps the receipt

Two things are true at once. A tax can be ruled illegal, then refunded. And the person who paid part of it at the…

COMMENTARY: Around Cuba, Washington sounds out military police, not strike units
Commentary· No. 5365

COMMENTARY: Around Cuba, Washington sounds out military police, not strike units

A combat sustainment support battalion. An engineer battalion. An expeditionary sustainment command. A medical brigade. A forward resuscitative surgical team.

PROFILE: Andrew Kan, the police chief who defends having no list and leaves the risk with the bookseller
Profile· No. 5361

PROFILE: Andrew Kan, the police chief who defends having no list and leaves the risk with the bookseller

There is no list. In Hong Kong, no public document says which books may be sold and which ones lead to the police station.…

COMMENTARY: Stephen Fuhr’s agency signs for six GlobalEye, defers the RCAF’s requirements
Commentary· No. 5359

COMMENTARY: Stephen Fuhr’s agency signs for six GlobalEye, defers the RCAF’s requirements

Ottawa is buying an aircraft because it is proven. And on the same day, Ottawa signs up to develop it.

EDITORIAL: Trump approves H200 chips for Beijing and takes a 25% cut — but his own hawks call the levy illegal
Editorial· No. 5352

EDITORIAL: Trump approves H200 chips for Beijing and takes a 25% cut — but his own hawks call the levy illegal

On December 8, 2025, two announcements landed in Washington, the same day, a few hours apart.

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