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Tariffs Are Stupid and Self-Defeating Apr. 04, 2025
A Wall Street Journal editorial described President Donald Trump's tariffs as the "dumbest trade war... Read More
At the NATO Summit, Trump Indulges His Weird Obsessions Dec. 05, 2019
Donald Trump is a volatile personality with a penchant for creating chaos and uncertainty. His impul... Read More
Killing 2 Birds With 1 Millstone Hung Around America's Neck Jan. 31, 2019
Wisconsin Republican congressman Sean Duffy recently introduced a bill to give President Trump new p... Read More
Trump's Trade Talk: NAFTA, the New NAFTA or No NAFTA? Dec. 06, 2018
After spending months complaining about the disparity between the United States and other nations' d... Read More
Policies Have Consequences Dec. 05, 2018
This week, France set itself on fire; the stock market tumbled; and news broke that low-wage employm... Read More
Free Trade Already Puts America First Jun. 15, 2018
These days, I'm often accused of being a globalist. The word is a pejorative meant to insinuate that... Read More
Tariffs and Economic Populism: Good Politics, Bad Economics Mar. 08, 2018
We came to expect economic illiteracy from left-wing President Barack Obama. For example, in attemp... Read More
A Peaceful, Easy and Just Prescription for Growth Mar. 01, 2018
Will the economy grow at 3 percent and sustain this rate over 10 years? That's the question on every... Read More
Trump Repeats the Folly of Protectionism Jan. 25, 2018
Next month, thanks to the tax bill signed by Donald Trump, many Americans will see more money showin... Read More
Bannon Goes Belly up, and the Stock Market Soars Jan. 09, 2018
There were two big money-and-politics stories in the first week of the new year: The Dow Jones indus... Read More
Just Because 'Our Guy' Won Nov. 17, 2016
Just because "our guy" won, Economics 101 hasn't been repealed. Donald Trump is still a populist, n... Read More
The Free-Trade Paradox Mar. 29, 2016
No issue is more entwined in paradox than that of free trade versus protectionism. Here's an example... Read More
A Vote for Trump Is a Vote Against American Consumers Mar. 11, 2016
As I was listening to Donald Trump's performance art/news conference the other night, I wondered whe... Read More
The Stupidity of "Buy American" Oct. 31, 2011
One sign of economic ignorance is the faith that "Buy American" is the path to prosperity.... Read More
How the Chinese Must See Us Jan. 19, 2011
"O would some power the gift to give us to see ourselves as others see us," wrote the poet... Read More
