Foreign Policy
Why the Wilson Center had to go—from a former employee
Employees at the Wilson Center, a prominent think tank chartered by Congress in the 1960s, were placed on leave last week following an executive order ordering its closure. The reaction among much of the mainstream political…
The Future of Foreign Aid
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is one of my favorite people in politics. On Tuesday of this week, he was the guest of Donald Trump, Jr. on Trump’s podcast. They had a great conversation that covered a number of foreign policy…
Khalil ruling highlights Rubio’s power to deport people for opinions
Jamee E. Comans, an immigration judge in Louisiana, today ruled that the Trump administration had met the statutory requirements for deporting former Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident who…
Supreme Court restrains Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act
The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously agreed that alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have a due process right to challenge President Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to summarily…
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…
Can anyone stop Trump’s tariffs?
In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the economic and political fallout from President Donald Trump's new tariffs. They debate…
‘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…
Trump’s trade deficits obsession suggests tariffs won’t end soon
The "reciprocal" tariffs that President Donald Trump announced this week are based on a flagrant fallacy: the idea that there is something inherently suspicious about trade deficits. Unlike many of the positions…
Trump’s tariff blueprint called for ‘careful planning’
If you want to understand what President Donald Trump is trying to accomplish with his massive tariff hikes, the best place to start is probably a report published not long after Trump won last year's election. That…
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