Equity stakes, loophole closures, and protecting domestic industries might make sense in someone else’s hands. Not from a president with no strategy or plan.
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Shooting the Messenger at BLS
Today on TAP: Could Trump’s new commissioner, E.J. Antoni, succeed in disguising the worsening economic realities?
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What the Economy Really Looks Like
When you factor in all the data points, we have an anxious workforce, a business sector seeking opportunity in inflation, and an avalanche of bad policy bearing down on everyone.
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Nevada’s Trump Slump Bleeds Beyond the Strip
With tourism sagging, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo aims to elevate manufacturing, logistics, and tech. But Trump’s policies are hurting those industries, too.
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When L’État C’est Trump, the U.S. Goes in for State Capitalism
It’s Trump, not Mamdani, who’s having government take over businesses.
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Could the Rest of the World Unite Against Trump?
Today on TAP: So far, he has played off one country against another—and played on everyone’s fears. It’s a classic collective-action problem. But the ultimate winner is not the U.S.
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Tariffs to Import and Fees to Export
Today on TAP: An unprecedented new revenue share on chips sold to China reveals Donald Trump’s economics of control.
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Tariffs as War
Under Donald Trump, all policies have to be coercive. Hence, this week, his tariffs on the Swiss.
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The Bleak Future of Trumponomics
Donald Trump is destroying the world’s faith in America and the dollar. We will pay dearly for that.
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Kleptocracy in Action
Very little of what you’ve heard about presidential ‘deals’ is true. It’s really a shakedown on behalf of Trump’s desires and corporate whims.