by Dan Mitchell | Jan 20, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Regulations, Trade
Back in 2017, I graded Trump’s first 100 days and I followed in 2018 by grading his first year. So let’s grade the first year of Trump’s encore presidency and we’ll start with this report card. As you can see, I’m only grading Trump’s economic...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 17, 2026 | Blogs, Trade
About one week ago, I wrote about Trump’s foolish protectionism causing a sluggish job market. Two months ago, I shared some data showing that his policies were hurting blue-collar workers. Today, let’s specifically look at manufacturing employment. We’ll start with...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 12, 2026 | Blogs, Monetary Policy
When he first ran for President, I observed that Trump was a big-government Republican. This doesn’t mean he’s part of the moderate GOP establishment, like Bush and Romney. But it does mean that there is considerable overlap in terms of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 11, 2026 | Blogs, Trade
In an interview with Gunther Fehlinger, I was asked about Trump’s protectionist policies. Understandably, I was not overflowing with praise. Let’s now look at some economic data. Two weeks ago, I wrote a column entitled “By His Own Standard, Trump’s Trade Agenda Is a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 8, 2026 | Blogs
I’ve been very critical of the world’s three biggest international bureaucracies. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development The International Monetary Fund The United Nations I’m not against international cooperation, per se. It’s simply a...
