Despite the Supreme Court rebuke, his compulsion to tax imports is unabated and poses large-scale risks for the economy.
Economy
Reporting and analysis on the American economy and economic policy: how markets, monopolies, and public policy shape jobs, wages, and opportunity. Includes our long-running coverage of antitrust and corporate power in The Monopolized Economy.
Posted inEconomy
Trump’s Catastrophic War on Global Talent
By discouraging and blocking international student enrollment, the administration harms the U.S. economy and benefits American rivals, including China.
Posted inEconomy
Follow the Money: Why Trump Pulled Back From Invading Greenland
White House officials understood that an economic and financial meltdown would follow any military seizure of Denmark’s territory.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
The Case for Capping Credit Card Interest Rates
Credit card rates have soared to record levels, draining household budgets and padding bank profits. Laissez-faire policies aren’t protecting consumers.
Posted inMagazine
Rollback Racket
For decades, mainstream economists insisted that consumers benefit from the dominance of chains like Walmart. New evidence shows otherwise.
Posted inMagazine
How to Bring Down Grocery Prices
The Defense Department has long operated discount supermarkets, called commissaries. Military families love them. A civilian equivalent could deliver more affordable groceries to hard-pressed Americans, at little to no cost to taxpayers.
Posted inEconomy
The Tip Is the Distraction, and the Wage Is the Scandal
The tipped minimum wage has been a paltry $2.13 per hour since 1991. It’s time for a better system like California’s.
Posted inEconomy
If the Supreme Court Nixes Trump’s Tariffs, Could a Carbon Duty Save Him?
Despite the president’s claim that climate change is a hoax, a carbon tax could help him restore many of the tariffs he imposed last year should the justices strike them down.
Posted inEconomy
The Dangers of AI and Extreme Wealth Inequality
A dramatic technological change makes the case for curbing extreme wealth even more formidable.
