Tariffs
Both parties’ policies make food more expensive
Affordability has become the latest go-to buzzword for politicians across the ideological spectrum. Food has received special focus, with everyone from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to President Donald Trump pledging to make…
Trump ended free trade for Mexican tomatoes. Prices are up 23 percent in the last year.
When the Trump administration tore up a trade agreement that allowed fresh tomatoes to be imported from Mexico without tariffs, the White House framed it as a victory for "American farmers, growers, and business…
Trump Administration Presents Update on its Tariff Refund Plan
NA After the Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump's massive International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs in a case I helped litigate along with the Liberty Justice Center and others, litigation continued…
Thoughts on Today’s Oral Argument in the Section 122 Tariff Cases
NA Earlier today, a three-judge panel of the US Court of International Trade (CIT) heard oral arguments in two cases challenging Donald Trump's massive new Section 122 tariffs - one filed by the Liberty Justice Center…
White House ballroom’s imported steel shows how tariffs encourage cronyism
It might be the perfect parable to summarize the Trump administration's trade policies: The new ballroom under construction at the White House will be built with imported steel. "ArcelorMittal, a Luxembourg-based…
Our Amicus Brief in the Section 122 Tariff Case
NA Earlier today, the Cato Institute and I filed an amicus brief in Burlap and Barrel, Inc. v. Trump, one of the cases challenging Trump's massive new Section 122 tariffs before the US Court of International Trade. The…
US Job Growth Accelerates by the Most in 15 Months in March
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters)—U.S. job growth rebounded sharply in March as a strike by health care workers ended and temperatures warmed up, but downside risks for the labor market are mounting from a war with Iran that has…
America Still Makes Stuff!
Why does everybody think America doesn't make stuff anymore? Where is this expressly disprovable idea dribbling in from? Writer/Producer: Andrew HeatonProducer: John CarterProducer: Austin BraggProducer: Meredith…
Pam Bondi ousted for ineffectively pursuing Trump’s personal grievance agenda
Bondi out. Yesterday, after months of private complaints and rumors of tension, President Donald Trump ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi, saying that she will be taking a job in the private sector. It's not clear what…
The World Bank Used To Champion Markets. Now It’s Surrendering to State-Led Industrialization.
The World Bank recently published a 276-page report supporting the idea that industrial policy belongs "in the national policy toolkit of all countries." This is a significant reversal for an institution that spent…
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