Justin Trudeau got himself into a fine mess, but the incoming Trump administration may be overestimating how pliable the next prime minister might be.
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Health Care Rip-Offs, Globalization, and the Uncertain Future
Co-editor Robert Kuttner’s Best of 2024
Posted inEconomic Policy
From the Middle Out and Bottom Up
The president of the United States outlines his economic principles, and his record.
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Biden’s White House Undercuts Biden’s Trade Policy
Today on TAP: A sweetheart appointment to a key trade position goes to a White House spouse, paired with a hardcore Republican free-trader.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump’s Economy: Brute Force and Favor-Trading
The tariff threats against major trading partners preview geopolitical strategies that Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent has articulated, with a dash of corruption thrown in.
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Blood and Treasure
Today on TAP: The infighting grows fierce as Trump keeps searching for a Treasury secretary.
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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.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The End of the Whole-of-Government Approach?
In the Biden administration, some officials actually tried to govern. The squealing from corporations made clear that this novelty was effective.
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Trump’s Made-in-China Bibles
Today on TAP: The imperative of Trump’s price-gouging (selling $3 Bibles for $59.99) meets the Holy Word.
