Book Website inaugurated!
Welcome to the website for Roger Simmermaker’s new book titled “Unconstitutional.” Here you will find about the book, how to purchase a copy, and all sorts of news and updates about the book’s rollout.
EU Pledges Restraint as U.S. Moves to Add Tariffs
Another example showing other countries do not always retaliate when import tariffs are applied: “The European Union signaled it wouldn’t immediately retaliate against new U.S. tariffs, seeking to avoid a broader trade war as Washington moves to punish the bloc over Airbus subsidies the World Trade Organization ruled illegal.” Read the article
Rejecting the religion that is free trade
by Roger Simmermaker It is no secret that free traders worship free trade as a religion. Syndicated columnist and former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan once said free traders worshiped at the “altar of efficiency” since they advocate lower prices as an end game and ultimate goal. However, if lower prices are the end game and … Read More
Trade: A uniting issue in a divided America
The most recent presidential debate has illustrated that Democrats are trying desperately to define their identity in the era of President Trump. Nowhere is this more clearly demonstrated than on the topic of trade policy, where some Democrats reluctantly find themselves in agreement with the president. Democrats have traditionally resisted the idea of free trade … Read More
China’s threat to U.S. energy independence
Many Americans tend to think of the U.S.-China trade war in terms of theft of intellectual property, technology transfer, or imported steel that goes into Whirlpool washing machines. However, it turns out that this trade war is about a lot more. It is about American independence, which should be the real reason patriotic Americans will … Read More
Congress puts space race on right economic track
The belief in “Buy American” is rooted and grounded in independence, self-reliance and self-sufficiency. It is a fundamental American ideal. However, sovereignty and freedom cannot be obtained if we do not even own the engines that result in the production we all celebrate. Only when we own the means of production can we rule under … Read More
Jim Cramer: What Matters After Today Is Earnings
There are now plenty of people in this country who want to buy American and NOT Chinese. It doesn’t matter whether the Chinese are making the product here or not, our president has gotten the country turned against China after years of China pretty much abusing us across the board, especially with bogus joint … Read More
Briefing: Trade war, a primer
The Founding Fathers read all about free trade, Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nations”, and wanted no part of it. They rejected free trade. Ricardo’s theory of Comparative Advantage (1817) didn’t lead us into a no-tariff economy either. The Founders knew what was best for our nation, and it didn’t include free trade. Read the article
New heavyweight steps into fight for a ‘prosperous’ nation
When President Trump imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, the old economic models espoused by globalist free traders predicted massive job losses. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) has proved that those old economic models were wrong. Read the article
GM Cutbacks Due to Offshoring, Not Tariffs
It’s notable that the most popular model GM is axing, the Chevrolet Cruze, is produced at two plants: Lordstown, Ohio, and Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. The Lordstown plant is now slated for closure. GM is not closing Ramos Arizpe. Read the article