Trump’s ‘America First’ nightmare isn’t the only way to think about U.S. identity.
industrial policy
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Donald Trump Is Going to Destroy American Manufacturing
Bidenomics created a manufacturing boom. Trump is tearing that up by the roots.
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Is Industrial Policy a Political Winner?
A new study shows that Biden’s signature initiatives helped Kamala Harris—well, microscopically.
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Trump, Man of Steel (and Aluminum)
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.
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Chips on the Table
The Biden administration wanted to restore the domestic semiconductor industry. The results have disappointed.
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Jimmy Carter’s Economic Legacy
He helped turn the Democratic Party away from its New Deal foundations.
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Bidenomics in the Rearview Mirror
Today on TAP: Despite its history-making tilt toward workers and consumers, the electorate didn’t reward it.
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From the Middle Out and Bottom Up
The president of the United States outlines his economic principles, and his record.
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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.
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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.