Table of Contents Part 1: What is a Trade Balance? The balance of trade, often described under the heading of a “trade deficit” or a “trade surplus,” is the difference between the dollar value of exports a country sells and the dollar value of the imports that a country purchases. A trade deficit is said…
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David J. Bier After President Trump nearly eliminated admissions during his first term in office, President Biden rebuilt the US refugee process, admitting the highest number of refugees since the 1990s. In FY 2025, the United States was on pace to accept about 120,000 refugees, the most since the 1990s. About 37,000 were already admitted…
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Jeffrey A. Singer On January 24, the press reported that the Trump Food and Drug Administration has withdrawn its proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The agency did not issue a statement on the withdrawal. The Biden FDA originally proposed the ban in April 2021. This action comes after the Biden administration delayed implementing…
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Chickens are a remarkably adaptable species, thriving in diverse climates and easily fitting into both small-scale and industrial farming systems. Their ability to consume a wide range of feed, reproduce quickly, and lay eggs consistently has made them an efficient, readily renewable source of protein for mankind. Thus chickens have become a key pillar of…
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Lontong Balap adalah salah satu kuliner khas Surabaya yang memiliki rasa unik dan sejarah panjang. Hidangan ini terdiri dari lontong yang disajikan dengan tauge, tahu goreng, lentho, dan kuah gurih yang menggoda selera. Tidak lupa, tambahan sambal pedas dan kecap manis menjadi pelengkap yang sempurna. Artikel ini akan membahas sejarah Lontong Balap, bahan utama, cara…
Gandum protein semakin menjadi pilihan populer di kalangan masyarakat yang ingin menjalani pola makan sehat dan seimbang. Kandungan proteinnya yang tinggi menjadikan gandum ini bahan pangan ideal untuk mendukung gaya hidup aktif, membangun otot, dan menjaga kesehatan tubuh secara keseluruhan. Dalam artikel ini, kita akan membahas apa itu gandum protein, kandungan nutrisinya, manfaat kesehatannya, hingga…
Elizabeth Olsen, yang dikenal luas melalui perannya sebagai Wanda Maximoff alias Scarlet Witch dalam Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), telah mencuri perhatian dunia dengan bakat aktingnya yang luar biasa. Sebagai adik dari dua saudara kembar yang juga dikenal sebagai aktris, Mary-Kate dan Ashley Olsen, Elizabeth harus berjuang untuk menemukan identitas dan jalannya sendiri di industri hiburan….
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Jeremy Horpedahl Economics is a powerful set of tools for analysis. It’s also a set of tools that illustrates the idiom that a little knowledge can be dangerous. A clear example that has come up recently in several areas of public policy is the economic concept of “externalities”—specifically negative externalities. Negative externalities arise when the…
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Patrick G. Eddington It’s rare for a sitting federal chief executive to unilaterally order a mass declassification of historical records. Yesterday, President Trump did exactly that via an executive order (EO) directing his acting attorney general and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to work with senior members of his White House staff…
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Travis Fisher and Dominik Lett On January 20, his first day back in office, President Trump declared a national energy emergency through an executive order aimed at drastically increasing domestic energy production and building additional infrastructure. While framed as a response to energy supply challenges, this order highlights the dangers of normalizing emergency governance, where…
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