Friday, April 18, 2025

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Thomas ­Tzitzouris

Tariffs a way to fix imbalanced tax strategy

Despite the claims by many politicians that expenses such as housing and college loans are the greatest challenges that keep American families from building...
Tarek ­Alexander Hassan

U.S. trade deficit is actually a sign of strength

When President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on imported goods on April 2 – upending global trade and sending markets into a tailspin...
Moshe 
Y. Vardi

U.S. creating crisis in critical research fields

A heated debate has recently erupted between two groups of supporters of President Donald Trump. The dispute concerns the H-1B visa system that allows...
Aram Sinnreich

Is ‘fediverse’ a good alternative to big social media?

You’ve probably noticed lately that a lot of people are trying out alternatives to the big social media networks X, Instagram and Facebook. For...
Patrick Crowley

Harming offshore wind undermines prosperity

Recent actions by President Donald Trump’s administration have introduced significant challenges to the United States’ offshore wind industry, threatening economic growth, job creation and...
Art Durnev

Trump’s actions can’t be good for stock market … or can...

Ever since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, stock market expectations have been volatile – driven in part by a healthy...
Gov. ­Daniel J. McKee

Math Matters RI puts focus on crucial subject

We’ve all heard the expression: I am not a math person. The numbers and complex math rules and formulas can be overwhelming for some....
Christian Roselund

Offshore wind boosts winter resilience

In December 2022, Winter Storm Elliott wreaked havoc on the electric grid along the East Coast. While Rhode Island was spared the worst, millions...
Edward M. Mazze

Business needs the U.S. Department of Education to survive

President Donald Trump has been clear that he wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Trump and other critics argue that this federal...
Bedassa Tadesse

A costly trade war still looms over us

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan on Feb. 1 to slap steep tariffs on imports from key American trading partners – 25% on...
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