Economy

I’m No Anti-Trumper: Here’s What Trump Gets Right--and Wrong

Because of some feedback I have received from those who read this blog, let me be perfectly clear: I’m not an anti-Trumper—my lens is policy, not…

Sep 1 •

Trump’s Coercive Pushback Against the Courts on His Tariffs is the Playbook of a Tinpot Dictator, Not a US President

Disgraceful in pot Dictator!

Aug 24 •

Trump’s Order Sidesteps the Real Barrier to Investment Freedom

On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Labor and SEC to explore allowing 401(k) investors access to…

Aug 14 •

Trump’s Sham: Taking Credit for Tech Wins He Didn’t Earn While Tariffs Crush Main Street

Donald Trump’s at it again, strutting into the Oval Office on August 7, 2025, with Apple’s Tim Cook, crowing about a $600 billion new investment in the…

Aug 13 •

Trump’s Reckless Firing of BLS Chief is His Latest Cringe Move

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is an essential source of economic data, staffed by professionals who crunch numbers without bias.

Aug 8 •

Trump’s Tariff 'Wins' Are America’s Losses: The Japan Deal’s Hidden Costs

The recent trade deal with Japan, touted as a "massive" victory by President Trump and amplified by economic boosters like Steve Moore, Larry Kudlow…

Jul 29 •

Run for the Vomit Bag: Congress’ Tax Chiefs are Singing the Praises of their Big Beautiful Dumpster Fire

The heads of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee—Sen.

Jul 24 •

How Two Shameless Congressional Deceptions Bury America in Debt

Two major tactics must be exposed in Washington’s disgraceful accounting efforts to accounting tricks that hide the true cost of government policies and…

Jul 13 •

From MAGA to Marxism: Trump’s Nationalization of US Steel

Donald Trump loves to talk tough about socialism, but his latest move with U.S.

Jun 25 •

On Its 95th Anniversary, Trump’s Ignoring of Smoot-Hawley’s Ugly Lessons Dooms Us to Repeat Them

The well-known adage tells us those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.

Jun 17 •

Dockworker Featherbedding

How Unions and the Administration Are Sinking U.S. Shipping

Jun 11 •

Anarchy by Tariff

Trump's War on the Constitution

Jun 8 •

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