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President Trump’s new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are facing an avalanche of false criticism. Naysayers argue that tariffs will raise prices, spark a trade war and do nothing to bolster America’s military preparedness — the official rationale for the move. But in wartime, aluminum and steel are essential to make tanks, planes and

Top public-health officials descended on Capitol Hill last Thursday to sound the alarm about a grim future without antibiotics. These life-saving drugs are losing their mojo as germs adapt to them. It’s a process scientists call antibiotic resistance. In the US, 2 million people a year catch drug-resistant infections, 23,000 die and the toll “is

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday challenging laws in 22 states and the District of Columbia that force public employees to pay unions to represent them, even if they disagree with the union’s demands and politics. Mark Janus, a child-support specialist and public employee in Illinois, claims his First Amendment free-speech rights are

The media are jumping on stories of President Donald Trump’s past dalliances with Playboy Bunny Karen McDougal and porn star Stormy Daniels. They’re linking these women to the #MeToo movement. Don’t buy it. Real #MeToo women, battling workplace harassment and domestic abuse, want to be judged by their achievements, not their bra size. They’re the

Americans are suffering pharmaceutical sticker shock. But the remedy Democrats are backing — price controls on prescription drugs — would inflict more harm by halting new medical discoveries and dooming patients waiting for cures. Since 1950, our increasing longevity — an amazing 10 extra years of life for the average American — has been mainly

​Under President Obama, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent money and staff to distant parts of the globe while neglecting life-threatening health crises under our noses. Dr. Thomas Frieden, who headed the CDC then, is joining a chorus of globalists bashing President Trump’s decision to end funding for the CDC’s overseas projects in

Last Thursday the Trump administration came to the rescue of pro-life nurses and doctors who accuse hospital employers of pressuring them to perform abortions, in violation of their faith. A new Conscience and Religious Freedom office within the Department of Health and Human Services will hear complaints from pro-life medical personnel who claim they’re getting

Breast cancer kills 39 percent fewer women than it did 25 years ago. Prostate cancer kills 52 percent fewer men, the American Cancer Society announced last week. You can thank new technologies that detect cancer early and defeat it for many of the lives saved. Patients in the United States have better odds of surviving

Renters came out winners under the new tax law. For over a century, the federal tax code catered to homeowners and treated renters like second-class citizens. Homeowners have been able to deduct interest on their mortgages, home-equity loans and property taxes. Meanwhile, everyone — including renters — footed the bill for these deductions by paying

Tax reform legislation signed into law last week eliminates the federal penalty for not having health insurance, starting in 2019. That’s good news for those who’ve been buying ObamaCare to avoid the penalty, and even better news for those who’ve actually been paying the penalty. But don’t start celebrating yet. In New York, California, Maryland,