Smoot-Hawley: The Tariff That
Tanked The Economy
TRADE · MACROECONOMICS · PUBLIC FINANCE
April 2, 2025
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of
1930, intended to protect
American farmers and…
Trump Inc., 2025
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
April 2, 2025
President Trump’s return to
office in 2025 has been marked
by the revocation of ethics
rules, the intertwining of…
Tariffs at the Checkout, Tax
Cuts at the Top
TRADE · TAXES · PUBLIC FINANCE
March 31, 2025
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…
Harvard’s Free Tuition
Initiative
COST OF LIVING · PUBLIC FINANCE
March 25, 2025
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…
Trump’s Tariff Gamble
TRADE · INFLATION · COST OF LIVING
March 26, 2025
In 2025, tariffs have returned
as a central element of Donald
Trump’s trade strategy aimed at
revitalizing U.S.
manufacturing. However,
research indicates that tariffs…
Oh Canada. Oh NO!
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · CANADA
March 21, 2025
In early 2025, former U.S.
President Donald Trump
escalated tensions by proposing
the annexation of Canada…
Trump’s War on Foreign VATs:
Unfair or Just Different?
TAXES · TRADE · PUBLIC FINANCE
March 10, 2025
President Trump has criticized
foreign value-added tax (VAT)
systems, arguing they
disadvantage American exporters…
Heather Cox Richardson’s
latest analysis, published
this morning, provides…
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
March 9, 2025
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…
All the Kings Men
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · IMMIGRATION
February 27, 2025
A group of influential figures
aligned with the Trump
administration aims to reshape
Washington by expanding…