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Smart tariffs fight Beijing, stupid tariffs tax Santa: How Trump can save Christmas

This op-ed argues that President Trump should use the new U.S.-China Board of Trade to cut tariffs on everyday consumer goods like toys, apparel, and electronics while keeping tariffs on strategic national-security goods. It frames consumer tariffs as a hidden tax on American families and urges targeted relief before the holiday shopping season.

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The experts laughed at Trump’s Greenland plan. Beijing isn’t laughing now

The article argues that Trump’s maximalist demand to acquire Greenland was a deliberate negotiating tactic that produced a trilateral U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security pact. It says the deal would give Washington basing and overflight rights, veto power over non-NATO investments, and block Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic while securing critical minerals. The author frames the outcome as vindication of Trump-style diplomacy and a win for American security and economic independence.

Right 4.7

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The American dream isn’t dead. We just confused opportunity with a guarantee

The op-ed argues that the American dream should be understood as opportunity rather than a guaranteed outcome, and that younger Americans' economic frustrations do not invalidate that ideal. It defends market institutions, wealth creation, and personal choice while distinguishing inequality caused by blocked opportunity from inequality produced by different choices and risks.

Right 3.2

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Sean O’Brien is just Randi Weingarten in a hard hat

The op-ed argues that the divide between government and private-sector unions is a myth because organized labor is unified in left-wing politics, citing examples such as the UAW and SEIU, campaign donations, and union stances on immigration, abortion, and DEI. It warns conservatives against empowering any unions, including the Teamsters, because doing so benefits the whole labor movement.

Right 5.0