K Street Lobbyists Are Loving Trump's Tariff Threats
The president's aggressive but rudderless trade policy is watering the swamp.
Tariffs
The Good and the Bad of Trump's Decision to Delay Some Tariffs
Trump talks about wanting to reduce our trade deficit with China, but using tariffs to do it might jeopardize America's trade surplus in agriculture.
Tariffs Are Self-Imposed Sanctions
We restrict trade to punish our enemies. Why would we do the same to ourselves?
Politics Is Not Pretty: Podcast
Reason editors rate the White House Correspondents Dinner, Trump's nuclear politics, the optics of political summits, and the resuscitation of Zora Neale Hurston.
The Economic Case for Free Trade Is Stronger Than Ever
But working-class identity politics threaten to ruin everything.
Republicans Could Face Political Consequences Over Trump's Tariffs
"He's going to be a one-term president, plain and simple."
Americans Have a Dangerous Deficit in Trade Understanding
It doesn't matter if those to whom you sell goods or labor are not the same as those from whom you buy these things. The same goes for America.
How Congress Could Stop Trump's Trade War, and Why It Might Not
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he's "nervous" about getting into a global trade war. Here's what he could do to prevent one.
10 Ways Trump's New Tariffs Will Piss You Off
And 1,300 more that will make you scratch your head.
Everyone Loses as China Escalates Trade War With Tariffs on American Pork, Fruit, and More
"No one wins in these tit-for-tat trade disputes, least of all the farmers and the consumers."
This American Metalworking Company Is Already Paying Up to 30 Percent More for Steel Thanks to Trump's Tariffs
"Those are traumatic increases. They are shocks to our system," says Mike Schmitt, CEO of The Metalworking Group, an Ohio-based manufacturer.
How Trump's Steel Tariffs Harm America
The American people will suffer more than the moguls in the steel industry will benefit.
Even Protectionists Agree: Tariffs Will Cost American Jobs
A pro-tariff organization projects the best-case scenario for tariffs, and it still ends up looking pretty bad.
Trump Says He's 'Delivering' for Farmers. His Steel Tariff Says Otherwise
"There's not a day on the farm when a farmer doesn't touch steel," says Rep. David Young. And all that steel is about to get more expensive.
Trump's Tariffs Will Make Housing More Unaffordable
Steel tariffs are likely to make prices rise further, particularly in markets where housing demand is already outpacing supply.
Larry Kudlow Is a Big Upgrade for Trump's White House
Let's hope he mitigates the president's worst protectionist instincts.
Trump Doesn't Understand How Tariffs Work, Brags About Making Up Trade Stats
From "bowling ball tests" to tariffs, the president doesn't know what he's talking about. His ignorance grows more dangerous each day.
Kick the Keg: Trump's Tariffs Might Kill Last American Keg Manufacturer
"Tariffs will inadvertently drive the price of American steel higher," says American Keg CEO Paul Czachor.
'Trade Wars' Don't Put Americans First
You cannot advocate trade restrictions without also advocating state-bestowed privilege.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Should Shut Up About Soup Cans, Already
If he believes this economically illiterate nonsense, he shouldn't be trusted to run the Department of Commerce. If he doesn't believe it, neither should you.
Trump Orders Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum. Can Congress Stop Him?
A 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum will take effect in 15 days, unless GOP lawmakers take unusual steps to stop them.
U.S. Steel CEO Celebrates Tariffs That Will Help His Industry and Hurt Everyone Else
The benefits of a huge new tariff on steel will be highly concentrated in the steel industry, while the costs will be borne by other parts of the economy.
Trump's Tariffs Will Hurt America's Automobile Industry, Including Workers Who Build Cars
And the EU's response to the tariffs will whack workers who build motorcycles.
4 Bad Arguments for Trump's New Tariffs
When it comes to trade, the president believes a lot of nonsense.
Rand Paul: 'A Tariff Is Simply a Tax'
Senator tells Reason "most of the businesses in Kentucky are quite worried about a trade war." But will a weak Congress confront Trump?
Stossel: Trump's Steel Tariffs Will Hurt Americans
John Stossel says voluntary, free trade improves lives.
Trump's Steel Tariffs Will Help, Not Hurt, China
The proposed tariffs are an exercise in ego, not economics.
Trump's Impulsive Trade War Is Lousy Economics and Worrisome Politics
President's hasty new "trade war" will damage the American economy while continuing his process of removing tariff-reduction from two-party politics.
Trump's Tariffs Will Crush the Beer Industry
And they'll make lots of other things more expensive too.
Trump's 'America First' Plan Is Naked Special-Interest Policymaking
When anyone says, "I'm for free trade, but it must be fair trade," they are really saying: "I am not for free trade."
Trump Launches Solar Panel Trade War with China
Will the economic and social benefits of the solar panel tariffs outweigh their costs? Not likely.
Trump's Deregulation Drive Stops at the Border
The International Trade Commission recommends the president impose hefty tariffs on washing machines.
Proposed Tariff on Washing Machines Is Pure Protectionism
Protectionist measures hurt American workers and consumers.
U.S. Steel Manufacturers Eager for Trump to Impose Long-Promised Tariffs
Trump, tariffs and the art of the deal
Two Solar Companies Got Big Subsidies From Obama. Now They Want Protective Tariffs From Trump.
A bankrupt Chinese-owned taxpayer-subsidized company that's asking for protection against Chinese imports.
A Matter of Steel Industry Security
Steel imports are no more a threat to U.S. national security than imported sugar or lumber or tulips.
It Costs a Lot When Government Sets Prices
Be it cigarettes, imported products, or even labor.
Snuggies Are Blankets, Not Clothes
Federal trade court rules that lazy coziness will be taxed at a lower rate.
Mexico Fires Back Against Trump With Plan to Target U.S. Farmers
A Mexican senator will introduce a bill to end all corn imports from the U.S.
Meet the Free Traders Who Don't Like Global Trade Agreements
Trump's unusual fusionism puts anti-WTO libertarians on the spot.
A Nation of Smugglers and Protectionists
Americans have always limited trade-and always defied those limits.
Fast Track Authority for Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Pact Seems Doomed
Democrats vote against aid to "displaced workers" as they try to scuttle fast-track authority for Obama.
Snowden-Fueled Trade War With Ecuador Could Raise Prices for Americans
Goods slapped with tariffs as politicians battle
