Absolutely. Whether they will is a matter of whether Republicans will continue to put loyalty to Donald Trump above the economy and the country.
Economic Policy
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I Hope MAGA Investors Enjoy the Crisis They Caused
Right-wing financiers thought Trump would unleash prosperity. Instead, his tariffs are nuking the markets.
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How Trump Can Cause a Cargo Crunch
Today on TAP: Trump’s tariffs are messing with production arrangements in ways that are only beginning to reverberate.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Tariffs Will Continue Until Morale Improves
On our live show, David and The Majority Report’s Sam Seder discuss Donald Trump’s deliberate tanking of the global economy.
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Republican Budget Madness
Today on TAP: It bookends Trump’s tariff madness, both for damage and dishonesty.
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Tariffs, Schmariffs
Today on TAP: Trump rewards the real offshorers with trillions in tax cuts.
Posted inEconomic Policy
They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions
Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.
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Trump’s Tariff Fantasy
His projection of a U.S. manufacturing boom behind tariff walls leaves out retaliation by other countries and a trade war.
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Trump’s Tariff Charade
Today is billed as ‘Liberation Day,’ as Trump plans to unveil his master tariff program at 4 p.m. The details are still obscure, even to Trump.
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Germany Finally Gets Over Austerity
Nothing like a military crisis to break the fetish for balanced budgets.