Economic Policy
Meeting With Netanyahu, Trump Announces Direct Talks With Iran
President Donald Trump says U.S. officials will engage in a direct, “very high-level” meeting with Iranian leaders on Saturday. “We’re dealing with them directly, and maybe a deal’s going to be made. That’d be great. It’ll…
Trump Should Offer More Tax-Cut Carrots, Fewer Tariff Sticks
More carrots, please. Feeling flogged by sticks, Wall Street greeted President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” with a bellowing Bronx cheer. On Wednesday, Trump unveiled 10% across-the-board tariffs on all imports, plus…
Trump Says “Hang Tough” in Face of Stock Market Drop
As the stock market continues to drop, Trump administration officials are assuring Americans that tariffs will save an economy which appears healthy from the outside but is rotting from within. In a Truth Social post…
Tariffs and What They Mean for Americans
Tony Kinnett interviews expert public finance economist EJ Antoni to understand the different uses and impacts from tariff policy as the Trump administration targets trade deficits with this economic tool. Antoni is a…
The Dismal Science and the Trumpian Tariff Hullabaloo
Whenever the subject of trade comes up, many right-leaning free traders and left-leaning neoliberals alike trot out the same talking point: “The economists all agree tariffs are terrible!” And perhaps they do—or at least most…
‘American System’ Philosophy Is Seeing a Comeback Under Trump
Few economic philosophies have shaped America’s prosperity as profoundly as Henry Clay’s American System—a blueprint for national strength and self-sufficiency. Developed in the early 19th century, Clay’s vision centered on…
Tariffs Will Be ‘Not Full Reciprocal,’ Trump Announces
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday afternoon that his promised tariffs will “kind reciprocal.” At what he called a “Liberation Day” event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Trump said the tariffs that he announced…
Illegal Immigration Exacerbates Housing Crisis
Illegal immigration raises demand for housing, which increases costs for American citizens, Vice President JD Vance said Monday. And when Americans can own houses, they are stakeholders in the nation, which makes them better…
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