Smoot-Hawley: The Tariff That
Tanked The Economy
TRADE · MACROECONOMICS · PUBLIC FINANCE
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of
1930, intended to protect
American farmers and…
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Trump Inc., 2025
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
President Trump’s return to
office in 2025 has been marked
by the revocation of ethics
rules, the intertwining of…
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Tariffs at the Checkout, Tax
Cuts at the Top
TRADE · TAXES · PUBLIC FINANCE
The Trump administration’s 2025
economic plan combines broad
tariffs on imports with
extensions of the 2017 tax
cuts, shifting fiscal burdens
onto low- and middle-income…
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Harvard’s Free Tuition
Initiative
COST OF LIVING · PUBLIC FINANCE
Harvard University will expand
its financial aid program in
2025-26, offering free tuition
to families earning up to
$200,000 and full coverage of
expenses for those under
$100,000. This move aims to
increase socioeconomic…
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Trump’s War on Foreign VATs:
Unfair or Just Different?
TAXES · TRADE · PUBLIC FINANCE
President Trump has criticized
foreign value-added tax (VAT)
systems, arguing they
disadvantage American exporters…
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Heather Cox Richardson’s
latest analysis, published
this morning, provides…
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
Heather Cox Richardson’s
analysis critiques the Trump
administration’s extensive
restructuring of federal
agencies, highlighting risks to
public health, safety, and
economic stability amid
recession concerns. It notes…
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All the Kings Men
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · IMMIGRATION
A group of influential figures
aligned with the Trump
administration aims to reshape
Washington by expanding…
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