Woodward: Trump Scribbled 'TRADE IS BAD' in Margins of Speech
"Why do you have these views [on trade]?" Gary Cohn reportedly asked Trump. "I just do," Trump replied.
Economics
Welcome to the Era of Late Socialism
I'll take late capitalism over late socialism any day.
Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum, and Lumber Blamed for Spiking Home Construction Prices
In Utah, Texas, and elsewhere, construction costs for new homes are up by about 60 percent this year.
California Bill Requires All Corporate Boards to Have a Token Woman
The bill has passed both houses of the state legislature. Now it just needs Jerry Brown's signature.
Top Trump Economic Adviser Asserts Right to Regulate Buggy Whips, Google
Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, defended Trump's idea of regulating the search giant.
The $1.7 Billion Federal Job Training Program Is a Massive Failure
The program's goals might be admirable, but the reality is a whole different story.
Are American Workers Getting Shafted?
Think labor's share of America's economic output has been plunging? Think again.
Trump Blames Trade War for Breakdown of North Korea Nuclear Talks
If only there was something he could do about those tariffs...
Senate Budget Votes Are a Sign of the Trump Era's Other Legacy
One of the most lasting consequences of the Trump years will be Republicans' complete abdication of fiscal responsibility.
As Warning Signs Flash, Trump Again Escalates Trade War With China
Another $16 billion in Chinese good are facing tariffs, but Trump wants more. Meanwhile, more signs say the trade war will slow economic growth.
New Jersey's Attacks on Unlicensed Movers Hurt Entrepreneurs and Consumers
Once again, government would best serve the public by just getting out of the way.
Trump's Tariffs Are Making Colombian Windows Great Again
A Colombian company is undercutting its U.S. competitors, who have been forced to raise their prices because of tariffs.
Trump Says Tariffs Helped 'Build America.' He's Missing Some Important Context.
Trump is wrong about tariffs and so was Alex Hamilton.
John Mackey and Conscious Capitalism Have Won the Battle of Ideas With Everyone but Libertarians
Why can't free marketers celebrate entrepreneurs and titans of industry who change our world unless they admit they're in it only for the money?
Congress Does Nothing as Commerce Tariff Cronyism Gets Worse
Commerce Department now has 120 people working full-time deciding which businesses are exempt from tariffs.
Fix Social Security Before It Goes Broke
Eventually the government will run out of other people's money.
Can 'Conscious Capitalism' Make Business a Heroic Enterprise? John Mackey Is Betting Yes: Podcast
The Whole Foods magnate and his nonprofit colleague Alexander McCobin want to "elevate humanity through business" and make us all smarter, kinder...and richer.
Democrats and Young People Prefer Socialism to Capitalism, Poll Finds
Republicans, on the other hand, tend to be pro-capitalism and anti-socialism.
Trump's Trade War Could Kill Alaska's Seafood Industry
American farmers have already fallen victim to Trump's trade war with China. Could Alaskan fishermen be next?
American Aluminum Manufacturer Seeks Relief From Tariffs Meant to Help American Aluminum Manufacturers
Alcoa says it needs protection from protectionism. That should be a lesson for the administration.
Trade War Stranded Huge Ship Full of American Soy Beans at Sea
The Peak Pegasus is both a casualty and a metaphor for Donald Trump's trade war.
Extending Last Year's Tax Cuts Without Massive Spending Reductions Would Be a Fiscal Disaster
New CBO analysis shows debt could exceed 200 percent (!!!) of GDP by mid-century without changes.
The Economic Ignorance of Bernie Sanders
Sanders' ideas would be just a joke if millions weren't paying attention.
How Trump's Tariffs Hurt American Businesses and Consumers
Trump's economic ignorance is on display.
Trump's Trade War Kills Another 126 Jobs
A South Carolina TV manufacturing facility will close its doors, and Trump's threatened auto tariffs could do yet more damage to the state's economy.
'It's Not About Donald Trump Being Crappy, It's About the Government Being Crappy': Podcast
The podcast crew takes on the The New York Times' controversial new hire, Trump's trade war escalations, Medicare-for-all, and 3D-printed guns.
No, We Aren't Going to Pay Off the National Debt With Tariff Revenue
Tariffs will generate $21 billion this year-just .01 percent of the national debt. And aren't these tariffs supposed to be about national security?
Trade War Kills a New Hampshire Meadery's Plan to Export 100K Bottles to China
Another unseen cost in Trump's misguided trade war, which escalated again today.
Trump's Trade War Leaves the Future of the Blue Jean Industry to Hang
The president trade war is harming American small business.
AFL-CIO President Backs Trump's Tariffs, Calls for More Bailouts for Businesses Hurt by Them
It could cost $39 billion to cover the damage caused by Trump's trade war.
White House Wants to Cut Capital Gains Tax
The Trump administration may sidestep Congress to get another tax cut passed.
Venezuela Slashes Zeros From Currency to Fight Inflation
Venezuela attempts to combat economic illiteracy with more economic illiteracy.
A Jump in Soda Prices Should Make it Clear that Tariffs Are Just Taxes on Ourselves
Don't blame progressive city leaders for this increase.
The Commerce Department's Tariff Waiver Process Encourages Cronyism, Creates Shortages
U.S. Steel and other manufacturers are lobbying to block waivers, creating chaos along supply chains.
GDP Growth Is Good News—But Can It Continue During a Trade War?
The nation's GDP rose 4.1 percent in the second quarter, but those good numbers aren't likely to last.
'If We Didn't Trade,' Trump Argues, 'We'd Save a Hell of a Lot of Money'
The president's longstanding obsession with trade deficits reveals mercantilist instincts he cannot escape, no matter how much he talks about zero tariffs.
House Republicans Want Permanent Tax Cuts They Can't Pay For
GOP legislators released their "Tax Reform 2.0" proposal, which aims to make last year's tax cuts permanent, adding trillions to the $21 trillion debt.
Trump's Soybean 'Deal' With the E.U. Is Actually Pretty Insignificant
Europe already imports soybeans for free, and the European market isn't big enough to make up for China anyway.
Did We Just Dodge a Trade War With Europe?
It's too soon to call this a truce in the trade war. But we may have a temporary ceasefire.
Pipeline Company Hit With $40 Million Retroactive Tax After Applying for Tariff Exemption
Unsurprisingly, the bureaucratic, cronyist process for getting an exemption is not in fact protecting American steel jobs.
'Tariffs Are the Greatest,' Trump Proclaims, as White House Begins Subsidizing Farmers Harmed by Tariffs
Tariffs are so great that we have to create new government programs to compensate the victims of tariffs.
More and More of What We Do Depends on Government Permission
The granting or withholding of that approval is a powerful lever over our lives.
Larry Kudlow Is Bad. So Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Chartreuse Is Good: Podcast
The Reason Podcast crew covers deficits, tariffs, Russians, gender, and more.
Trump Claims That Trade War Only Risks 'The Bank's Money'
He's so, so wrong about that. But at least he's admitting a trade war won't be good or easy to win.
Trump Says He's Ready to Slap Tariffs on All Chinese Imports
All of them. $500 billion's worth.
