TRUMP’s AMERICA at SIX MONTHS

[ANALYSIS AND OPINION] It’s been six months since Trump took office.  On the economic front it’s difficult to gauge Trump’s performance simply because of his off and on approach to tariffs.  One thing is clear.  Congress has generally let Trump have his way on both the economy.  The same is true with respect to foreign Read More …

Tariffs v. Free Trade: Is Trump Right?

[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Are tariffs a good idea?  Here are some basics: Below are some rough notes taken from the short video for this post: Free trade policies are designed to increase the trade of goods and services between countries. Tariff’s which are really taxes on imports make the prices of the goods that are Read More …