'Tariffs Will Simply Put Us All Out of Business': Trump's Trade War Is Crushing American Crafters
Tariffs are making it more expensive and inconvenient for Americans to explore their creative sides.
Tariffs are making it more expensive and inconvenient for Americans to explore their creative sides.
This is corporate socialism in a MAGA hat.
The company's value was plummeting long before it nixed the "Old Timer" from its logo.
The factory has changed a lot, from making Model T parts to making Mustangs to assembling electric Ford F-150s.
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Since returning to office in January, Trump has floated several deals that would involve the feds taking a piece of an American company.
The DOJ blocked Spirit's merger with JetBlue in 2024 over concerns about market consolidation, but markets also consolidate when failing firms go bankrupt and exit.
When the line between public and private is erased, politics is all about special favors. That's gross.
Companies chose to exit the market rather than deal with the excessive regulations baked into the industry.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CBO, and the Fed are far from perfect. But the U.S. needs a statistical system that is modern, agile, and protected from political interference.
Socialism doesn't bring a dignified life. On the contrary, it's wrecked lives wherever it's been tried.
And generations of allegedly anti-corruption Republicans just don't care.
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Chairman Brendan Carr thinks his agency should strive to ensure that news coverage is fair and balanced—a role precluded by the First Amendment.
Nobody complained about the company, so federal bureaucrats launched their own crusade.
Increasing the cost of inputs and imported energy would make American exports less competitive.
It might be the Trump administration's most foolish trade policy idea yet.
The president is torn between the economic concerns of his supporters and the demands of immigration hardliners.
Scenes from a trade war.
Americans will continue to pay higher tariffs, while Vietnamese businesses won't pay anything. Whatever happened to reciprocity?
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is petitioning the government to throw roadblocks in his rivals' way.
Most imports to the U.S. are raw materials, intermediate parts, or equipment—the stuff that manufacturing firms need to make things.
A new comprehensive review finds the negative effects of trade with China have been significantly exaggerated.
The issue has long polarized a city that is dominated by liberal and progressive politics and politicians, some of whom have confronted that good intentions do not equal good outcomes here.
Even simulated entrepreneurs aren't free from the burdens of business registration fees.
Middlebury professor Gary Winslett argues the South—not China—poached the Rust Belt’s manufacturing base by out-competing it on policy.
The Federal Trade Commission was established to protect consumers. Under Biden and Trump, its focus has shifted.
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The results were completely foreseeable, after the president imposed 25 percent tariffs on all imported automobiles and parts.
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The penalty amounts to a "multibillion-dollar tariff," a Meta spokesperson says.
The city passed a law cracking down on food delivery companies rather than the reckless drivers creating chaos on sidewalks and streets.
Far from delivering industrial renewal, Trump's tariffs have already led to layoffs at manufacturing plants.
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Businesses are reporting fewer orders, lower inventories, less employment, and weaker expectations. The only thing going up: prices.
Freed of regulatory deadweight, Americans will be in a much better position to compete with the world.
Our manufacturing output, even adjusted for inflation, is near all-time highs.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion sound good. But DEI programs divide people more than they empower.
The Jones Act keeps energy-hungry Alaskans from using their own natural gas.
Meta, Apple, Microsoft, and others have all faced legal action from the European Union in recent years.
The D.C. Superior Court is fining Empower CEO Joshua Sear $5,000 for every day he keeps his ride reservation software operational in the city.
Studies have continuously shown that migrants create more jobs than they destroy.
A quick lesson about concentrated benefits and diffused costs
A popular narrative says Europeans are better off because of increased regulation. Reality paints a different picture.