by Dan Mitchell | Feb 14, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
This 2019 video explains uses theory and evidence to argue in favor of free trade. Are my arguments still correct? Let’s update our analysis of trade by looking specifically at the impact of Trump’s second-term...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 3, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
Donald Trump, who describes himself as “Tariff Man,” recently wrote a column in defense of his protectionist trade policy for the Wall Street Journal. After reading the column, my first thought was that Trump was trying to show he is more economically...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 1, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
Peter Navarro was an “environmental activist” Democrat who ran for office several times in the 1990s on a “no-growth platform” in California. He’s still against growth today, but he now works for Donald Trump and is a big supporter of the President’s...
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...
