The new 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum, directed mainly at China, are partially worthwhile, but were undercut by allowing Nippon Steel to buy into U.S. Steel.
industrial policy
Posted inEconomic Policy
Chips on the Table
The Biden administration wanted to restore the domestic semiconductor industry. The results have disappointed.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Jimmy Carter’s Economic Legacy
He helped turn the Democratic Party away from its New Deal foundations.
Posted inTAP
Bidenomics in the Rearview Mirror
Today on TAP: Despite its history-making tilt toward workers and consumers, the electorate didn’t reward it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
From the Middle Out and Bottom Up
The president of the United States outlines his economic principles, and his record.
Posted inTAP
The Bulls in Trump’s China Shop
Today on TAP: His China policy nominees are a relative oasis of competence, with a mix of sensible policy ideas and outlandish ones.
Posted inTAP
The Politics of Kamala-nomics
Today on TAP: To win the blue-wall states, Harris needs to drive home the progressive populist planks she unveiled yesterday.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Harris Has a Manufacturing Agenda—in a Fact Sheet
Her speech on the economy was guarded. The details laid out by the campaign paint a brighter picture.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Donald Trump Doesn’t Know What Donald Trump Is Doing
Tariffs are a good example of the fact-free abandon of today’s Republican Party.
Posted inWorking in America
How Much Will the CHIPS Act Help the Workers Who Make Them?
The Commerce Department’s standards don’t require companies receiving billions in public funds to allow their workers to unionize.