MAGA Economics Is Losing
Trump promised that protectionism and immigration enforcement would be good for the economy. The latest jobs report tells a different story.
Free Trade
Sen. Eric Schmitt Echoes Bernie Sanders With Attack on Foreign Worker Program
The Republican and the socialist agree: Free trade and H-1B visas are bad news.
Trump Says Tariffs Make Us Richer. So, Why Are Most Countries With High Tariffs So Poor?
The U.S. is risking its liberty and its prosperity with such high tariffs.
American Manufacturing Needs Relief From Trump's Tariffs
Manufacturing has been in decline for six months, nearly the exact amount of time since Trump's new trade wars began.
The White House Says Trump's Tariffs Have Raised $8 Trillion in Revenue. That's Not Even Close.
The administration attributed the $8 trillion figure both to new investment and to tariff revenue. So which is it? Neither.
The Rationale for the Federal Circuit's 'Radical Left' Tariff Decision Is Fundamentally Conservative
Donald Trump's claim that the appeals court ruled against him for partisan or ideological reasons is hard to take seriously.
The Federal Circuit's Tariff Ruling Highlights the Audacity of Trump's Power Grab
Seven judges agreed that the president's assertion of unlimited authority to tax imports is illegal and unconstitutional.
Help Workers by Breaking Down Barriers to Labor Mobility
Labor Day is a great time to remember that we can make workers vastly better off by empowering more of them to vote with their feet, both within countries and through international migration.
Federal Circuit Rules Against Trump's Massive IEEPA Tariffs in Our Case Challenging Them
In a 7-4 ruling, the en banc court upheld trial court ruling against all the challenged tariffs. The scope of the injunction against them remains to be determined.
Federal Appeals Court Says Trump's Tariffs Are Unlawful, Allows Them To Remain in Place
Trump went "beyond the authority delegated to the President," the court ruled, but it vacated an injunction that could have provided immediate tariff relief to American businesses.
Trump's Tariffs and Immigration Policies Are Why Your Amazon Packages Are So Expensive and Will Take Forever
I got a pair of shoes delivered from Asia for a reasonable price. Trump just ended the exemption that makes that transaction possible.
Trump's Tariff Spin Is Putting Republicans in an Awkward Spot
Should they brag about raising taxes, like the White House is doing, or try to distance themselves from those same tax increases?
'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.
Does It Matter That Donald Trump Is Confused by Magnets?
Is this another example of Trump's inability to understand why global trade is good for America, or does it suggest something even more serious?
Trump's Furniture Tariffs Will Make It Harder To Turn Your House Into a Home
Protectionism won't save the American furniture industry, but it will increase the cost of living.
Trump Promised Lower Electricity Bills. His Trade War Could Drive Them Higher.
The Trump administration recently expanded its list of tariffs to include grid transformers, parts of nuclear reactors, and parts for offshore oil drilling.
Closure of Tariff Loophole for Mail, Packages Puts Millions of Everyday Transactions at Risk
European postal services are cutting off delivery to the United States, leaving entrepreneurs and consumers scrambling.
Is It Too Late To End the Fed?
Plus: What the new E.U. trade deal means for tariffs and prices, a listener question about Rahm Emanuel’s presidential appeal, and the FBI raids John Bolton’s home.
The Europoors Are Choosing To Have Less Than Americans. It Doesn't Have To Be This Way.
It's no coincidence why Europeans don't have air conditioning, clothes dryers, or ice.
Trump's New Trade 'Deal' With the E.U. Leaves Out Beer, Wine, Booze
The deal locks in the 15 percent tariffs that Trump has imposed on most European goods imported into the U.S., including beers and other booze that isn't made here.
No, Tariffs Can't Replace Income Taxes
They are among the worst taxes imaginable—narrow, arbitrary, unstable, and regressive.
Trump's Deportation Goals
Plus: Elites in the media, revoking security clearances, car prices going up, and more...
Trump's Steel Tariffs Now Apply to Milk and Hundreds of Other Products That Aren't Steel
It makes little sense, but that's what happens when you give the president unchecked, unilateral tariff powers.
Trump's Plans for Intel Take a Page From Bernie Sanders' Playbook
Turning Intel into the chipmaking equivalent of Amtrak is unlikely to be good news for American taxpayers or the company itself.
Trump Promised 'Reciprocal' Tariffs. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.
In most cases, Trump's tariffs are significantly higher than the tariffs charged by other countries on American goods.
Trump's Tracking of AI Chip Shipments Exposes Flaws in His Export Control
U.S. authorities are secretly tracking shipments of advanced AI chips from manufacturers such as Dell, Super Micro, Nvidia, and AMD to prevent their illegal diversion to China.
My New Bulwark Article on Trump's Unconstitutional Export Tax
The article explains why the policy is unconstitutional, but also why it is unlikely to be challenged in court in the near future.
Trump Administration Plans To Tax More American Companies on Overseas Sales
The president's revenue-sharing agreement on chip sales to China may pass legal muster, paving the way for effective export tariffs.
Soaring Wholesale Prices Mean Higher Inflation Is Coming. Are Tariffs To Blame?
New producer price index data suggests domestic companies are not eating the cost of Trump's tariffs.
After Another Delay, Trump's China Tariffs Look Even Less Like a Legitimate 'Emergency'
The words national emergency are not a magic spell that presidents can utter to unlock unlimited legislative powers for themselves.
Tariff Rebate Checks Are a Bad, Inflationary Idea
If Sen. Josh Hawley and the Trump administration want to spare Americans the pain from tariffs, there is a far simpler solution.
U.S. Revenue Grab on Chip Exports Raises Legal, Economic Alarms
The Trump administration will allow Nvidia and AMD to sell chips in the Chinese market—in exchange for 15 percent of their revenue.
Trump's Tariffs May Soon Make Car Insurance More Expensive
Tariffs on auto parts, meant to "protect America’s automobile industry," make repairs more expensive and drive up the cost of insurance.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Has Learned the Rules for Getting Ahead in Trump's America
When the line between public and private is erased, politics is all about special favors. That's gross.
The Art of the Empty Trade Deal
Trump’s Japan and E.U. deals offer vague promises and lack the depth and enforceability of the TPP he scrapped.
Tariffs Are Changing the Game
Plus: Guardian Angels corruption, an insane free-range kids story, and more...
Federal Circuit Judges Question Trump's Discovery of Vast Tariff Powers
The president is claiming "unbounded authority" to impose import taxes based on a law that does not mention them.
Ford Paid $800 Million in Tariff Costs Over 3 Months, Despite Building Most of Its Cars in America
That should put an end to the Trump administration's silly talking point about how there is no tariff for products built in the U.S.
The New York Times Doesn't Understand Men
Plus: The economic impact of tariffs, ethics concerns around Trump’s foreign business dealings, and a listener question on NCAA deregulation
Federal Court Appears Receptive to Arguments Against Unilateral Presidential Tariff Power
President Trump’s invocation of emergency powers to impose tariffs faces skeptical judges.
Hiking Tariffs on Canada, Trump Demands 'Adequate Steps' To Achieve an Impossible Drug War Goal
Canada accounts for a tiny percentage of fentanyl smuggling, which cannot be stopped by trying harder.
Are Trump's Tariffs Responding to an Actual Emergency?
If so, then why postpone any enforcement until October?
The War on Trans
Plus: DOGE postmortem, Mamdani's checked out, C.S. Lewis' wisdom for our digital age, and more...
Trump's War on Chocolate: 'There's No Way for Us To Source This Domestically'
American chocolatiers need imports, and tariffs help no one.
Can Trump Use Emergency Powers To Tax All Imports? His Tariffs Are Back in Court on Thursday.
To win in court, the Trump administration will have to argue against a pair of legal theories that conservatives have spent years developing as a way to check executive power.
Yes, Tariffs Are Raising Prices
And if Trump moves ahead with his threatened August 1 tariff hikes, prices will climb even more.
New Tariffs Hit Friday
Plus: Wealthy parents appease their zoomer socialist children, public broadcasting gets saved (by private donors), and more...
Trump's Trade Deals Won't End the Harm Caused by His Tariffs
In each case, tariffs remain much higher than they were before the deals.
