A comprehensive report on Trump’s raiding of the National Park Service's funds to pay for his gaudy, gold-leaf D.C. makeover.

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Our National Parks Deserve Better Than Trump

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An excellent report on Trump’s raiding of its funds to pay for his gaudy, gold-leaf D.C. makeover.

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Hitting His Stride

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Hitting His Stride

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Is this an industrial policy? Not really as the president cuts ad hoc deals to promote manufacturing, and his own power. Here, the president speaks at the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

Economy

Industrial Policy, Trump Style

by James Hassett October 14, 2025October 11, 2025

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