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With Tariffs, It’s the Uncertainty, Stupid
‘So long as uncertainty reigns,’ said one chief executive, ‘money will stay on the sidelines.’
Peter Coy
Our Elites Don’t Deserve This Much Hatred
Whatever you think of elites, real intellectual elitism is based in science, open-ended inquiry, and truth-seeking behavior.
Tyler Cowen
James Grant: The Case for Buying Gold
‘Monetary disorder, political upheaval, disarranged public finances, and war are its mother’s milk, and the gold price has duly risen.’
James Grant
The Numbers Don’t Lie: The United States Is Not Broke
Alarmists insist that the country is sliding into insolvency. But the government can balance its books far more quickly than most Americans realize.
Doomberg
Niall Ferguson: Will Trade War Become a Real War?
Free Press columnist and esteemed financial and military historian Niall Ferguson sits down with Bari to explain the perils of Trump’s tariff war with…
Bari Weiss
China and America Aren’t Just in a Trade War. It’s a Fight for the 21st Century.
Xi and Trump are now in a zero-sum contest for global supremacy.
Matt Pottinger and Liza Tobin
I’m a Soybean Farmer Who Voted for Trump. I’m Begging the President to End the Trade War.
The tariffs on China could put us out of business by 2027. All our blood, sweat, and toil could vanish with the stroke of a pen.
Caleb Ragland
Wall Street Is Panicking. But Lloyd Blankfein Isn’t Sweating It.
‘I think some of these things need to be done. I just think we shouldn’t run the risk of the chaos that would push ourselves into recession.’
Bari Weiss
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Working-Class Americans—Like My Family—Will Be Hit Hardest by Trump’s Tariffs
My hometown was wrecked by deindustrialization. These tariffs will only make things worse.
River Page
Trump Isn’t the First President to Blow Up the Trading System
Can the 47th president avoid the same fate as Richard Nixon?
Matthew Continetti
Tyler Cowen: A Contagion of Uncertainty
Even if the White House ultimately lands on a better policy, this volatility may plunge us into a recession.
Tyler Cowen
Is Gold a Good Investment?
Is this precious metal a good use of the funds lazily drawing interest in your bank account? Peter Coy and James Grant debate.
Peter Coy and James Grant
Victor Davis Hanson: Donald Trump’s Just Trade War
Ignore the Wall Street hysteria. The president is trying to end a 50-year injustice directed at the U.S.—and to help the most overlooked Americans.
Victor Davis Hanson
Niall Ferguson: Trump’s Tariffs and the End of American Empire
The president stands as much chance of reindustrializing the U.S. as you do of getting your frozen laptop to work by smashing the motherboard with a…
Niall Ferguson
What Do American Steelworkers Think About Trump’s Tariffs?
Big levies on steel exports may be ‘phenomenal’ for the industry, but workers also expect ‘some pain before you have good.’
Ethan Dodd
Garment District Owners: Trump’s Tariffs ‘Going to Be a Killer’
‘The price is going to be so high, it’s not going to be easy to sell to customers. How do you explain a 20 or 30 percent change?’
Olivia Reingold
Tyler Cowen: ‘Liberation Day’ Was Even Worse Than Expected
This is perhaps the worst economic own goal I have seen in my lifetime.
Tyler Cowen
Here Come the Tariffs. The Pain Will Arrive Soon.
Cars will cost more. TVs will cost more. Blue jeans will cost more. Everything will cost more. Is this really how we’re going to revive manufacturing?
Matthew Yglesias
‘Abundance’ Is a Winning Message. But Can Democrats Embrace It?
The politics of plenty is having a moment. I’m glad. But it will be a hard sell in today’s Democratic Party.
Ruy Teixeira
How Easy Money Bred Bad Ideas
Wokeness was born in a time when money was free. Its demise began when interest rates went up.
Russ Greene
Can Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Save the Left From Itself?
The Democrats desperately need a new vision. Two prominent liberal journalists are offering one.
Bari Weiss
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Christopher Caldwell: Trump Has a Point on Trade. But He Is Losing the Argument.
There’s a legitimate case for tariffs. But the president needs to explain it to the public—in a way that makes great TV.
Christopher Caldwell
Niall Ferguson: A User’s Guide to Wrecking the Global Financial System
Ordinary Americans elected Trump because they expected him to make things better. Did they realize they were getting a reactionary economic project?
Niall Ferguson
Trump to Wall Street: Brace for Impact
President Trump has drawn the ire of Democrats, Ukrainians, and college presidents. Wall Street assumed the president would have their back. Not so…
Peter Coy
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