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Busting myths about the ‘China shock’
Michael Strain explores the long-term impact of the American decision to open up trade with China. Few issues in the public square are uncontested. But the narrative that the United…
Manufacturing
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Digging beneath the surface of the April jobs report
Nearly 1.3 million fewer people are employed today than this time last year. Beyond the headlines reporting on the recently-released April jobs report that told us 115,000 jobs were added…
Liberty
Latest numbers show ‘sputtering’ labor market
John Puri writes for National Review Online about disturbing new economic data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its jobs report for February. … The numbers are not great, to…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Where are those manufacturing jobs we were promised?
Pres. Trump’s on-again, off-again, on-again tariff regime dominated the economic news in 2025. It was kicked off on April 2, a date Trump called “Liberation Day,” when the president announced…
Liberty
Tariffs Would Slow Trump’s Pro-Growth Focus
Phil Gramm and Donald Boudreaux explain how new tariffs would blunt other positive aspects of President-elect Trump’s economic policy. Donald Trump hopes to supercharge economic growth, restore manufacturing employment, and…
Liberty
Attacking Bipartisan Support for Protectionism
Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute highlights the latest evidence against protectionist economic policies. The past two presidential administrations have enthusiastically embraced protectionism in their trade policies, marking a…
Liberty
Industrial Policy Remains Bad News
Andrew Stuttaford writes for National Review Online about the continuing failure of government industrial policy. There are many, many things wrong with industrial policy, from waste to capital misallocation to…
Liberty
White House Doubling Down on Electric Vehicles
Haisten Willis of the Washington Examine reports the Biden administration’s continued obsession with electric vehicles. The White House has announced plans to invest nearly $2 billion in electric vehicles, doubling…
Liberty
Tackling a Manufacturing ‘Delusion’
Dominic Pino of National Review Online explores popular misconceptions about American manufacturing. “The world is in the grip of a manufacturing delusion,” says the Economist. If you’ve ever listened to an…
Liberty
Biden Tries to Boost Dems’ Working-Class Support
Haisten Willis writes for the Washington Examiner about the president’s effort to regain support among a traditional Democratic Party base. President Joe Biden … travel[ed] to North Carolina on Tuesday…
Liberty
Government Contributes to Supply Chain Problems with Truck Chassis Rules
Dominic Pino of National Review Online explains one way in which government is making our lives more difficult. Truck chassis are the trailers that trucks use to move shipping containers.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Biden’s Book Tax Falls on Real Estate, Manufacturing, Mining, Other Crucial Sectors
The “Inflation Reduction Act” would be a disaster for many. Taxes would rise for nearly every income group, devastating low-income households in particular. One of the most harmful aspects of the bill…