Protectionism wasn’t the only reason for the Great Depression, but it played a big role.
Daily Analysis
Trade and National Prosperity
Americans have become amazingly richer.
Trump’s Tariffs and the Income Tax
Knowing math means knowing this plan is absurd. But there’s still one way to eliminate income taxes.
Trump Doubles Down on Protectionist Failure
This is insanely bad economic policy.
The Biggest Threat to Trump’s Growth Agenda…Is Trump’s Self-Sabotaging Trade Taxes
Does he not understand or not care?
Trump’s Costly De Minimis Trade Gambit
Sometimes the damage of protectionism is very obvious.
Trump Proposes to Destroy Manufacturing Jobs
There are far more jobs in the metal-using sectors than there are in the metal-making sectors.
Trade 101 for Trumpies
Why protectionism is a net job destroyer.
More Self-Sabotaging Trade Taxes from Trump
Trump’s knee-jerk protectionism is misguide
It Is Good that Trump Will Increase the Trade Deficit
This is a non-controversial accounting identity.