EconomyCommentary
Trump’s So-Called Trade War
1. President Donald Trump’s so-called trade war. Many call the American effort to obtain either tariff parity or a reduction in the roughly $1 trillion… Read More
EconomyNews
DOGE: 24,000 People Over 115 Claiming Unemployment Benefits
THE CENTER SQUARE—The Department of Government Efficiency shared several examples of alleged unemployment fraud on its X account Thursday, the latest in its string of… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Trump’s Reality-Driven U-Turn
President Donald Trump did what he had to do. Last week, Trump dropped an economic neutron bomb by declaring tariffs on virtually every country on… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Our Worst Trading Partner
When Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., was in the midst of his record 25-plus hours of speaking on the Senate floor on April 1, he yielded… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The 7 Tools Trump Needs to Win the Trade War With China
Beijing’s latest retaliatory tariffs—now at 84%—reveal a familiar hypocrisy: the world’s most notorious trade abuser crying foul when held accountable. In response, President Donald Trump… Read More
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Washington’s Leading Tax Cut Advocates Cheer Trump’s Tariffs Pause
Minutes after President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 90-day pause on most of the tariffs he had imposed, Washington’s most prominent tax-cut advocates cheered the… Read More
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Stock Market Reacts to Trump Pausing Tariffs
Mere minutes after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for more than 75 trading partners that did not retaliate, the stock market is booming…. Read More
To Team Trump, Tariffs Are a National Security Issue
WASHINGTON—“Don’t be a PANICAN,” President Donald Trump cautioned on social media. Critics have questioned the universal tariffs he unleashed last week, and Americans have had… Read More
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Trump to Sign Executive Order Reinvigorating Coal Industry
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Tuesday to “reinvigorate affordable, reliable, and clean coal,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on X…. Read More
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As Experts Warn of Possible Recession, Americans Offer Mixed Reaction on State of Economy
As investment bank Goldman Sachs raised the probability of a U.S. recession from 20% to 35% at the beginning of April, Americans’ opinions on the… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Tariffs Are a Reason to Cut Taxes and Red Tape
If there’s one thing supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump’s tariffs should agree on, it’s the need to unchain prosperity at home while international… Read More
EconomyNews
As Tariffs Tank Markets, Economy Craves Tax Cuts
More carrots, please. Feeling flogged by sticks, Wall Street greeted President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” with a bellowing Bronx cheer. On Wednesday, Trump unveiled 10%… Read More
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‘HANG TOUGH’: Trump Administration Placates Americans as Stock Market Continues to Drop
As the stock market continues to drop, Trump administration officials are assuring Americans that tariffs will save an economy that appears healthy from the outside… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Trump’s Tariffs Mean for YOU
Tony Kinnett interviews expert public finance economist EJ Antoni to understand the different uses and impacts from tariff policy as the Trump administration targets trade deficits… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump and Our Return to the ‘American System’
Few economic philosophies have shaped America’s prosperity as profoundly as Henry Clay’s American System—a blueprint for national strength and self-sufficiency. Developed in the early 19th century,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Luigi Mangione’s Defense Fund: A Symbol of Society’s Distrust of Wealth
The Left’s embrace of an assassination in the name of equality shows how much contempt it has for success. The recent creation of a defense… Read More
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Report: Private Sector Jobs Boomed in March as Government Employment Shrank
March saw an increase of 228,000 jobs, even as government employment declined, according to the new monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The… Read More
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Tariffs Will Be ‘Not Full Reciprocal,’ Trump Announces on ‘Liberation Day’
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday afternoon that his promised tariffs will “kind reciprocal.” At what he called a “Liberation Day” event in the Rose Garden… Read More
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Capitol Hill Reacts to Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ on Tariffs
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs on Wednesday, members of Congress offered sharply contrasting views of the benefits and drawbacks of applying tariffs… Read More
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Problems and Solutions: Illegal Immigration and the Construction Industry
There might be less incentive for migrants to enter the country illegally if clearer U.S. visa work programs were in place, says Ben Brubeck, vice… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Made America Great in the Gilded Age
“We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913. That’s when we were a tariff country,” said President Donald Trump recently, and he’s not wrong…. Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
China Deserves the Trump Tariffs
This January, when President Joe Biden was serving his last weeks in office and turning over the presidency to Donald Trump, the United States ran… Read More
Economy Analysis
California’s Collapse: How Progressive Policies Are Destroying the Golden State
Once the embodiment of the American dream, California has become a cautionary tale of failed policies and ideological excess, writes Steve Hilton, author of the… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Reportedly Shuts Off Flow of Taxpayer Dollars Into World Trade Organization
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Trump administration has reportedly suspended financial contributions to the World Trade Organization as of Thursday. The decision comes as part of… Read More
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DHS and HUD Team Up to Tackle Illegal Immigration and Housing Affordability
In a move to kill two birds with one stone, the Trump administration is simultaneously tackling both illegal immigration and the U.S. housing crisis. In… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Reversing Biden’s Red Tape: Trump’s Deregulation Agenda Drives Down Inflation
U.S. inflation fell last month, with core prices at their lowest level in four years. It’s a harbinger for future price drops to come, thanks… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Keep the Trump Tax Cuts So American Families Can Thrive
Hide your wallets, taxes could be going up after Christmas! One of President Donald Trump’s greatest economic accomplishments of his first term, the Tax Cuts… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why the Push Against Data Centers That Bring Billions to the Virginia Economy?
It was 2001 when I realized the city of Buffalo, where I was living and doing radio at the time, was never going to come… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Can Win Again With US Steel Deal
President Donald Trump just keeps making better and better deals. There is another opportunity for a win in finding a sweet spot for a deal… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Trump Should Ignore the Stock Market
President Donald Trump’s economic priority shouldn’t be preventing a recession. Stock prices are always a bit of a roller coaster. Over the last month, it’s… Read More
