Outside the Beltway

The DJIA (and other markets) are not too happy about all of this trade war talk.

Begun the trade wars have.

New polling shows that public support for several gun control proposals continue to increase in the wake of February’s shooting at a Parkland, Florida High School.

Polls released since the Parkland, Florida shooting show that support for gun control measures is at its highest level since 1993, but will it last?

Another lawsuit has been filed against Dick’s Sporting Goods over its policy barring gun sales based on age.

The inevitable response to announcements by the big box stores that they would not sell guns to those under 21 has arrived.

Is it legal for retail businesses to restrict gun sales based on age? The short answer appears to be yes.

Following yesterday’s move by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart has raised the age for all gun sales to 21.

Dick’s Sporting Goods will no longer sell “assault weapons” at any of its stores, and will limit the sale of any gun to people aged 21 and above.

A series of scandals at Oxfam and other charitable organizations raise troubling questions.

Yet another top Trump administration official has resigned.

Late last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving the question of whether online and out-of-state businesses can be required to collect sales taxes in states with which they have no connection.

What could possibly go wrong?

President Trump sinks even lower.

After two questionable police shootings, protests erupted overnight in Charlotte, North Carolina.

After stumbling in Michigan last week, Hillary Clinton picked up a string of solid victories last night that put her one step closer to winning the nomination.

Five months after Charleston, Mississippi is still struggling to rid itself of symbols of the Confederacy.

The Hassan Chop Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is doing a reset in the face of declining poll numbers and bad press.

A trial court Judge in Oregon is the latest public official to refuse to do his job.

Four months in jail, no opportunity for bail, no trial, no access to mental health care. And, now Jamycheal Mitchell is dead.

New information in the Dylann Roof case shows that the background check system used for gun purchases is still prone to human error.

The Confederate battle flag is suddenly toxic.

As Governor Haley pushes the South Carolina legislature to take the Confederate Flag down, the movement moves beyond the Palmetto State.

Los Angeles became the latest major city to increase its minimum wage. It’s a risky bet that is likely to do more harm than good.

There must be something odd in the water in the Lone Star State, because a bizarre conspiracy theory seems to have taken root there.

Two men were killed last night before they could carry out what appears to be a planned attack on an anti-Islam event in Texas.

Another poll shows that Republicans are largely out of step with public opinion on the question of whether businesses should be free to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings.

New allegations regarding foreign government donations to the Clinton Foundation seem likely to become a campaign issue.

Arkansas, North Carolina, and Virginia may soon see the same battle over RFRA laws that is playing itself out in Indiana

February’s jobs report came in stronger than analysts expected, but wage growth remains stubbornly stagnant.

While the issue of income inequality is quite real, Oxfam’s numbers are not.

Black Friday chaos has crossed the pond.

Once again, some people are upset because retailers are opening on Thanksgiving Day, but that’s only because people are coming out to shop.

Frank Foer proclaims, “Amazon Must Be Stopped. It’s too big. It’s cannibalizing the economy.”

Self-described socialist Bernie Sanders is contemplating an independent run for the presidency.

.Wonkblog’s “Wal-Mart has a lower acceptance rate than Harvard” is rightly drawing some eye-rolling.

The DOD says Walmart was violating its trademarks.

The Let Us Spray Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

CVS makes a business decision that is earning it kudos for the most part.

Lest we forget what the entire “Duck Dynasty” brouhaha is really all about.

Jeff Bezos’s latest idea may never get off the ground, but it sure is interesting.

The Obama White House dropped some big news as everyone headed out of town.

It may not strike most people as “fun,” but there’s nothing wrong with retailers being open on Thanksgiving Day.

The rich are getting richer and more politically powerful.