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The Good News: Economist Thomas Sowell Alarmed Trump’s Tariffs May Spark ‘Worldwide Trade War’

The Good News | April 4, 2025 | by Catholics for Catholics

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ECONOMIST THOMAS SOWELL ALARMED TRUMP’S TARIFFS MAY SPARK ‘WORLDWIDE TRADE WAR’ 
Sowell commented on Trump’s trade policies during an interview on April 1, a day before Trump enacted sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries. The “Liberation Day” announcement, as the White House billed it, put in place a system of “reciprocity” on international trade where foreign countries are tariffed in accordance with the trade barriers they impose on the United States….READ MORE >

JD VANCE SPEAKS AT ROD DREHER’S ‘LIVE NOT BY LIES’ SCREENING IN DC 
Vice President JD Vance hailed the accomplishments of the Trump administration in ushering in a return to democratic and faith-based values Tuesday evening at the screening of a documentary film series that warns a regime of “soft totalitarianism” threatens the United States and the West….READ MORE >

US JUDGE ALLOWS TRUMP’S ‘GENDER IDEOLOGY’ ARTS GRANTS RESTRICTIONS 
A federal judge cleared the way on Thursday for. President Donald Trump’s administration to require arts organizations to certify they will not promote “gender ideology” to obtain grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts….READ MORE >

‘CATASTROPHIC:’ SIX DEAD, HALF A MILLION WITHOUT POWER AS TORNADOES AND FLOODS HIT U.S. 
Deadly tornadoes and violent storms tore through the South and Midwest on Thursday, killing at least six people in a “generational flooding” forecasted to continue to devastate the region in the days to come…READ MORE > 

PEW DATA PROFILES DEMOGRAPHICS, BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF US CATHOLICS Nearly 20% of adults in the United States — approximately 50 million people — call themselves Catholic, but the American Catholic population is diverse in its beliefs, its adherence to Church teaching, and its religious practices as well as its social and political views…..READ MORE >

RUBIO URGES NATO MEMBERS TO INCREASE THEIR OWN DEFENSE SPENDING TO 5% OF GDP 
Speaking at a NATO event in Brussels, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reassured NATO nations that the United States would not leave the alliance, but also warned that European nations would have to increase their own defense spending as a deterrent to outside forces….READ MORE >

TRUMP WANTS MUSK TO STAY WITH ADMINISTRATION, SAYS DOGE FOUND SOMETHING ‘HORRIBLE’ TODAY 
President Donald Trump said he wants Elon Musk to stay on his team “as long as possible” during a conversation with reporters Thursday, adding DOGE had found something “horrible” without divulging details…READ MORE >

MEL GIBSON’S RIGHT TO OWN GUNS RESTORED BY JUSTICE DEPT 
The U.S. Justice Department will allow actor Mel Gibson to own guns again, despite his 2011 conviction on a domestic violence charge, The New York Times reported Thursday. The Times, citing unnamed sources familiar with the Justice Department decision…READ MORE >

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