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Destructive Ideas Jul. 10, 2024
Joe Biden and Donald Trump fight about everything. But they agree about one thing: tariffs, the subj... Read More
Middle America Is Dying Hard Feb. 27, 2024
WEIRTON, West Virginia — Most people in this town will tell you they'd rather have taken a phy... Read More
Trump's Derivative Tariffs Continue Faulty Narrative Jan. 30, 2020
The Tariff Man has done it again. President Donald Trump recently announced that he will expand impo... Read More
Pass USMCA Trade Deal Before Year's End Dec. 19, 2019
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, is not a perfect trade deal for a number of rea... Read More
USMCA Is Good; Now Let's Do More Dec. 17, 2019
In 1993, the year before the North American Free Trade Agreement took effect, the United States expo... Read More
Nancy Pelosi's Stall Tactics Hurt America's Economy Nov. 05, 2019
Wouldn't it be wonderful if for one brief shining moment in Washington, Congress put good policy ove... Read More
Congress Should Pass USMCA Trade Pact Sep. 26, 2019
Before Congress gets entangled in a battle over impeaching President Donald Trump, it should move to... Read More
Bullying and Coercion Never Works With Mexico. So Why Is Trump Trying It? Jun. 04, 2019
President Donald Trump's latest plan to stem migrant crossings at the southern border is to impose a... Read More
Trump's Mexico Tariffs Threaten the US Economy Jun. 02, 2019
When it comes to the economy, Donald Trump was born on third base and claims he hit a triple. But no... Read More
What Does Made in America Mean to Trump? May. 15, 2019
"MAGA," blusters Donald Trump. "Make America Great Again!" America's ranching families, however, wou... 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 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
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
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
Time for Humility for Davos Elite Feb. 01, 2019
Turnout at Davos was lousy this year. President Trump, preoccupied by the government shutdown, was a... 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
Trump Has US Autoworkers' Backs Dec. 05, 2018
Auto tariffs were the big takeaway from this weekend's meeting between President Donald Trump and Ch... Read More
The Winningest Losers in the Trade War Oct. 18, 2018
We were told that if Donald Trump were to get elected, we'd be winning so much that we would become ... Read More
