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
Commentary
Trump’s Tariffs Are Only the Start. Congress Must Now Cut Taxes and Regulations.
President Donald Trump announced historic tariffs on April 2—“Liberation Day”—to ensure that America is no longer “looted, pillaged, raped, and plundered” by other nations. On Wednesday, the… 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
Commentary
Why Is Wall Street Panicking?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
EconomyNews
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
EconomyNews
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
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
International News
US to Have Direct, ‘High-Level’ Meeting With Iran
President Donald Trump says U.S. officials will engage in a direct, “very high-level” meeting with Iranian leaders on Saturday. “We’re dealing with them directly,… Read More
Commentary
Don’t Like Trump’s Plan for the Economy? Let’s Hear Yours
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… 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
SocietyNews
‘I’m Not on the Left’: Jake Tapper Clashes With Brooke Rollins Over Trump’s Tariffs
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—CNN’s Jake Tapper denied Sunday that he is “on the left” after Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins called out his “side” for “freaking… Read More
EconomyNews
‘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
InternationalCommentary
The Dismal Science and the Trumpian Tariff Hullabaloo
Whenever the subject of trade comes up, many right-leaning free traders and left-leaning neoliberals alike trot out the same talking point: “The economists all agree… 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
Commentary
Other Countries Seem to Like Tariffs. So Why Are People Opposed to Trump’s Tariffs?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
PoliticsNews
Grassley Teams With Democrat on Senate Bill to Claw Back Tariff Authority From President
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Thursday introduced legislation with Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to bring back congressional authority… Read More
InternationalNews
European Leaders Ask for Negotiation on Tariffs
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on dozens of foreign trading partners have unleashed a rapid response abroad, as Europeans leaders urged negotiations while pondering retaliatory… Read More
EconomyNews
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
EconomyNews
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
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
Commentary
How Donald Trump Is Reshaping America in Just 7 Weeks
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
News
Trump Floats Cutting Tariffs on China to Salvage TikTok Deal
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump said Wednesday he may reduce tariffs on China to help facilitate the forced sale of TikTok just days ahead… Read More
Commentary
The Trump Counterrevolution’s Next Moves Abroad
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Nippon Steel Could Be a Shining Legacy for Donald Trump
Modern presidents have few opportunities for signature achievements to cement their legacies. But in the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Can Donald Trump Win a Trade War?
President Donald Trump knows better than to treat the “honeymoon” a president gets in his first months of office as a time to relax. He’s… Read More
