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Trump’s $550 Billion Japan “Investment Win” Is Economic Smoke and Mirrors
Trump’s loud boasts about locking in $550 billion in new Japanese investment commitments — and similar demands he makes on China — are pure baloney that…
Mar 26
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Alan Dlugash
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Trump’s Section 122 Scam: Billions in Tariffs on a Law That’s Been Dead Since 1971
Trump’s tariff regime has been declared totally unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, yet he immediately replaced it with new tariffs under Section 122…
Mar 25
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Alan Dlugash
Trump's Tariff Refund Flip-Flop: Blatant White House Lies and a Slap in the Face to the Constitution
The Trump administration’s sudden excuses and delays on tariff refunds, after vowing to courts they’d be quick and easy, expose blatant dishonesty and a…
Mar 18
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Alan Dlugash
Trump's State of the Union: All Hype, No Fix for the Real Fiscal Trainwreck
State of the Union (SOTU) speeches are always a circus of presidential puffery—wild exaggerations mixed with pie-in-the-sky proposals that come with…
Mar 18
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Alan Dlugash
The Jones Act: Still A Costly Obstacle to Efficient Gasoline Supply
The Jones Act—a 106-year-old maritime law requiring goods shipped between U.S.
Mar 15
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Alan Dlugash
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The Equal-Time Rule: A Counterproductive and Unworkable Regulation
The equal-time rule, created by the Communications Act of 1934, requires broadcast networks to offer equal airtime to political candidates if one…
Mar 11
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Alan Dlugash
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Democrats' Affordability Whining: The Height of Hypocrisy
Democrats howling about New York’s affordability crisis are the biggest hypocrites in politics—their endless meddling with rent controls, sky-high…
Mar 8
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Alan Dlugash
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Trump's Unhinged Attack on the Supreme Court for Tariff Decision Buries Any Claim to Patriotism or Competence
Anybody who ever believed Donald Trump was a savvy businessman or genuinely committed to America's well-being now has that illusion unquestionably…
Feb 27
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Alan Dlugash
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Trump’s Trade Claims vs. the Data: Tax Foundation President Daniel Bunn Sets the Record Straight
As I have previously written in this space, the important long-term value of last year's One Big Beautiful Bill lies in its permanent, pro-growth…
Feb 14
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Alan Dlugash
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Greenland Tariffs and the Dangerous Precedent
President Trump’s proposal to impose tariffs on Greenland rests on a deeply flawed premise.
Feb 13
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Alan Dlugash
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Steve Forbes Got it Almost Exactly Right
Steve Forbes recently spoke at a meeting I attended, emphasizing the need for lower interest rates.
Feb 12
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Alan Dlugash
ICE's Rampage: Sanctuary Madness Is Wrong, But Trump's Court-Defying Tyranny Is Worse
I’m of two minds on the recent ICE crackdown, especially the mess in Minnesota where federal agents are running roughshod over the courts.
Feb 10
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Alan Dlugash
Trump Accounts Capture the Right Motivation But Fail in the Execution
President Trump’s “Trump Accounts” were hyped as a game-changer to boost young Americans’ participation in economic growth through stock market…
Feb 6
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Alan Dlugash
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