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Don't Be Fooled. Trump's Trade War Translates into a Tax Paid by U.S. Consumers May. 15, 2019
Attention Walmart shoppers: Better stock up now because some big price increases are heading your wa... Read More
Tariffs: The Taxes That Made America Great May. 14, 2019
As his limo carried him to work at the White House Monday, Larry Kudlow could not have been pleased ... Read More
Vintage Trump! Squeezing China May. 09, 2019
President Donald Trump must have read his own book, "The Art of the Deal." He is skillfully applying... Read More
On Trump's Trade Policy, a Democratic Echo May. 05, 2019
If you want to get an unanimous verdict from any gathering of economists, just ask them about Donald... Read More
Once a Protectionist, Always a Protectionist May. 02, 2019
The United States has been plagued with uncertainty ever since President Donald Trump started his tr... Read More
The Carbon Tax Fantasy Apr. 30, 2019
Every time a reporter asks me if I would support a carbon tax, I always say that I might if it led t... Read More
The New NAFTA Is Exporting the Same Old Bad Habits Apr. 11, 2019
Trade agreements have been greatly successful at lowering trade barriers around the world. But they'... Read More
Automakers Shouldn't Pay Price for Border Fight Apr. 09, 2019
The Trump administration has kept the auto industry in almost perpetual turmoil, and another rash th... Read More
Can Politicians Move on from the Mueller Report? Mar. 28, 2019
The filing of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on whether there was collusion between Preside... Read More
Learning the Lessons of Protectionism the Hard Way Feb. 28, 2019
Protectionism begets protectionism. The latest example of this sad state of affairs comes to us via ... Read More
Is Your Car a Threat to National Security? Feb. 21, 2019
If you drive an imported car, as I do, your vehicle may soon be declared a national security risk by... Read More
All the Pro-Trade Democrats Go Missing Feb. 19, 2019
Does anyone know where all those free trade Democrats went? Since Donald Trump burst onto the scene,... 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
On the Economy, Trump Is His Own Worst Enemy Dec. 27, 2018
It was a long, slow climb from the depths of the Great Recession to the sunny meadows of prosperity,... Read More
The Self-Destruction of US Farmers Dec. 27, 2018
Not long ago, agriculture was a crown jewel of America's export economy. Then President Trump happen... 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
Is the Economy Headed to Crazytown? Nov. 22, 2018
The recent election suggested — and subsequent polls showed — that a public happy with t... Read More
Free Market Principles Missing in Ethanol Rule Changes Nov. 01, 2018
The list of losers from President Donald Trump's trade war is long and likely only to grow. Consumer... Read More
Trump's Tariffs and the Environment Oct. 26, 2018
Is there a silver lining to President Donald Trump's $250 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports? You... Read More
