It’s not just the president’s trade-destroying tariffs, erratic shifts in policy, and fiscal recklessness. Look at the rule of law—or lack thereof.
Robert J. Shapiro
Follow Robert on Twitter @robshapiro. Robert J. Shapiro, a Washington Monthly contributing writer, is the chairman of Sonecon and a Senior Fellow at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He previously served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs under Bill Clinton and advised senior members of the Obama administration on economic policy.
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The German Political Theorist Who Explains What’s Happening in Washington
Carl Schmitt, a Third Reich jurist and philosopher, saw politics as a life-and-death battle against enemies and democracy as dispensable.
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Trump’s Campaign Pledges Are on a Collision Course With Reality
Why is the man from Mar-a-Lago already backing off extravagant promises about tariffs, prices, and immigration?
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Kamala Harris’s Policy Agenda Kneecapped Her Chances
The forward-leaning ideas and past accomplishments that the defeated Democrat could have emphasized.
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How Donald Trump is Channeling Machiavelli
Trump’s Threats to Prosecute and Imprison Critics Are More Serious than You May Think. Or How Trump Echoes Niccolo Machiavelli’s brutal advice for rulers.
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How Harris Can Close the Gap in the Swing States
How Harris Can Close the Gap in the Swing States. Here are the state-specific numbers on how Trump’s plans would cut education, Medicaid, and Medicare funding. $2700 per public school pupil in Nevada
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Kamala Harris Still Has Time for a Big New Idea in Economic Policy
Kamala Harris Still Has Time for a Big New Idea in Economic Policy. Free community college classes for retraining can really boost incomes.
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Data Don’t Lie: Harris Has the Facts to Refute Trump’s Lies About the Economy
Harris Has the Facts to Refute Trump’s Lies About the Economy. She has the skills and facts to discredit the Republican nominee’s claims that the Trump economy was better than the Biden economy.
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Trump’s Tax-by-Tariffs Plan Would Enrich the Wealthy, Cripple the Economy, and Send Inflation Soaring
Trump’s Tax-by-Tariffs Plan Would Enrich the Wealthy, Cripple the Economy, and Send Inflation Soaring. The latest crackpot idea from the presumptive Republican nominee would throw us back to the federal revenue model from the Gilded Age
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After the Trump Verdict: This Week’s Presidential Contest Polls Mean Little to Nothing
The record is clear: Early June polls usually have been way off the mark for the last 44 years.
