[ applause ] so good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the kansas city public library. Robert merry is, this is his second presentation in the somewhat hallowed calls of the kansas city public library. Five star library this week from library journal. Thank you. [ applause ] hes a graduate of the university of washington. He has a masters degree from Columbia University school of journalism. Hes been a reporter for the observer, the wall street journal, managing editor and editor in chief of Congressional Quarterly and more recently the editor of the National Interest in the american conservative. The american conservative has about us passage saying it is collaborate but it sounds a lot like robert merry. This is a description of their philosophy. We believe in constitutional government, fiscal prudence, sound Monetary Policy and delineated borders, free markets and restraint in Foreign Policy mixed with diplomatic acuity. We adhere closely to our institutional maxim idea, pri
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In and welcome the United States has again stead of war is over International Trade by announcing more tariffs washington says it could slap additional duties of up to 100 percent on the early 2 and a half 1000000000. 00 worth of french imports would affect imports of champagne handbags cheese and other tariffs would be a reprisal for new French Digital Services tax on Companies Like Google Facebook and amazon the u. S. Trade Representatives Office says frances digital tax is inconsistent with prevailing principles of International Tax cuts. President donald trump on monday also announced tariffs on u. S. Steel and aluminum imports from brazil and argentina in reaction to both announcements wall street and european exchanges closed lower on monday and shanghai stocks hit a 3 month low now lets check in on the markets with our financial correspondent charles the delaney in frankfurt chelsea france is not the only you country with plans for a Digital Detox could other countries soon face
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