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If you thought Elon Musk was really trying to cut costs, you weren’t in on the joke.
The Impossible Plight of the Pro-Tariff Liberals
They finally got the Democratic Party to listen to them. Then came Trump’s second term.
Trump Is Paving the Way for Another ‘China Shock’
The MIT economist David Autor helped fracture the old free-trade consensus. But he thinks that what’s replacing it is even worse.
Congressional Republicans Might Set Off the Debt Bomb
Their new budget framework is the most irresponsible in modern history—and will put the American economy on a very dangerous trajectory.
‘You Think We’re Afraid of America?’
Chinese manufacturers seem ready for a trade war.
What If China Wins the Trade War?
The United States could still prevail if it does everything right. The problem is that the Trump administration is doing everything wrong.
The Tariff Damage That Can’t Be Undone
Nothing here has ended well. In fact, it hasn’t even ended.
Wall Street Blew It
Investors discounted everything Trump has ever said about trade and tariffs. We’re all going to pay for that mistake.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Designed to Backfire
Instead of leading to reduced trade barriers, the new global tariff plan is all but guaranteed to raise them.