Economically Illiterate Leaders

Our President Is Economically Illiterate by Steven Rattner
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/opinion/donald-trump-tariff-powell-economics.html

Trump’s voters stand to lose the most from his kamikaze trade policies
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/04/american-people-will-lose-most-from-trump-trade-tariffs/

The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/opinion/columnists/friedman-trump-labor-firing.html

 
Trump’s Demand to Trading Partners: Pledge Money or Get Higher Tariffs
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/us/politics/trump-tariffs-foreign-investment.html 

Trump’s Tariffs Do Invisible Damage
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-tariffs-do-invisible-damage-economy-politics-policy-maga-49996c26
The economy may be growing, but imagine how much better things could be.
 
Public Ignorance and Fed Independence
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/public-ignorance-and-fed-independence-interest-rates-cuts-misunderstanding-9164e3ac
A misunderstanding of the central bank’s role foments cynicism.