by Dan Mitchell | Sep 8, 2019 | Blogs, Trade
At the risk of understatement, I’ve been rather critical of Trump’s protectionism. But not always. Last year, I praised him for floating the idea of zero taxes on trade between nations (even if I didn’t think he was serious). And I point out in this interview that he...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 24, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Trade
Earlier this year, I identified Trump’s “worst ever tweet.” I was wrong. That tweet, which displayed an astounding level of economic ignorance, is now old news. Trump issued a tweet yesterday that is far worse because it combines bad economic theory with horrifying...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 23, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation, Trade
I wrote two days ago about how the White House is contemplating ideas to boost the economy. This is somewhat worrisome since “stimulus” plans oftentimes are based on Keynesian economics, which has a terrible track record. But there are policies that could help growth...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 21, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
I’m worried. There’s a lot of talk in Washington about Trump trying to goose the economy with either Keynesian monetary policy or Keynesian fiscal policy. It would be much better, as I discuss in this interview with Yahoo Finance, if Trump instead declared a ceasefire...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 6, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
In this interview with Fox Business, I make my usual points (trade barriers are misguided, China is protectionist, Trump’s not responding wisely, etc). For today’s column, though, I want to discuss who actually bears the burden of Trump’s trade taxes. All of us...
