trade policy
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No, Reagan Was Not Pro-Tariff
A recent kerfuffle about the use of Reagan’s speech on trade highlights the difference between the fortieth and forty-fifth presidents.
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Cowboy Diplomacy: Ranchers Reject Tariff Rhetoric
Cattlemen bristle at being treated as economic pawns. Protectionism is an insult to people who embody the mythos of American self-reliance.
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Trumponomics Is Pushing Young Voters Into Socialism
Trump’s tariffs and Mamdani’s socialism share fatal flaws: putting populist politics above prices. The real casualty? American prosperity.
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Slower Inflation But Rising Uncertainty in September
Modest cooling in consumer prices masks deeper pressures from tariffs and energy costs. The Fed must weigh short-term relief against the risk of tightening too late.
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How China Remade Global Trade — and Then Broke It
Trade has made us wealthy and resilient, but also vulnerable to coercion. As China’s economic power peaks, its political model may be reaching its limits.
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Four Ways You’re Living Better Than Ever
From your life expectancy to your home to your grocery cart, living standards have soared. But continued growth isn’t guaranteed.
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Ordoliberalism as a Response to Populism
Market-based ordoliberalism shares some initial impulses with populism, but tries to reduce concentrated power and corruption.
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Sow a Trade War, Harvest a Farm Crisis
Farmers have weathered droughts, floods, and pests — but Trump’s trade policy may be their toughest test yet. As China halts soybean imports, even the most productive growers are facing mounting losses.
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How to Prove Economists Wrong About Tariffs: Never Do What You Threatened
The administration’s tariff regime looks like a success only because it was never actually implemented. Economic pain is postponed, but so is accountability.
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How Not to Run a Household — or a Country
What if Donald Trump ran Mar-a-Lago’s economic affairs in the same way that he’s trying to run America’s? Let’s take a look.
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No, Reagan Was Not Pro-Tariff
A recent kerfuffle about the use of Reagan’s speech on trade highlights the difference between the fortieth and forty-fifth presidents.
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•
Cowboy Diplomacy: Ranchers Reject Tariff Rhetoric
Cattlemen bristle at being treated as economic pawns. Protectionism is an insult to people who embody the mythos of American self-reliance.
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•
Trumponomics Is Pushing Young Voters Into Socialism
Trump’s tariffs and Mamdani’s socialism share fatal flaws: putting populist politics above prices. The real casualty? American prosperity.
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•
Slower Inflation But Rising Uncertainty in September
Modest cooling in consumer prices masks deeper pressures from tariffs and energy costs. The Fed must weigh short-term relief against the risk of tightening too late.
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•
How China Remade Global Trade — and Then Broke It
Trade has made us wealthy and resilient, but also vulnerable to coercion. As China’s economic power peaks, its political model may be reaching its limits.
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•
Four Ways You’re Living Better Than Ever
From your life expectancy to your home to your grocery cart, living standards have soared. But continued growth isn’t guaranteed.
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•
Ordoliberalism as a Response to Populism
Market-based ordoliberalism shares some initial impulses with populism, but tries to reduce concentrated power and corruption.
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•
Sow a Trade War, Harvest a Farm Crisis
Farmers have weathered droughts, floods, and pests — but Trump’s trade policy may be their toughest test yet. As China halts soybean imports, even the most productive growers are facing mounting losses.
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How to Prove Economists Wrong About Tariffs: Never Do What You Threatened
The administration’s tariff regime looks like a success only because it was never actually implemented. Economic pain is postponed, but so is accountability.
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•
How Not to Run a Household — or a Country
What if Donald Trump ran Mar-a-Lago’s economic affairs in the same way that he’s trying to run America’s? Let’s take a look.