It will come as no surprise to anyone in Maryland that Rep. Andy Harris, the 1st District Republican and Total Trumpy, defends Trump’s tariffs and says, “We will win the trade war, there’s no question about that.” Economists might believe Trump’s tariffs will lead to inflation and crater the U.S. economy. The Economist might characterize … Continue reading Trumpy Harris confident ‘we will win the trade war’ and defeat the ‘globalists.’
Once again, Republicans screw up the economy, Democrats try to fix it. And Republicans resist.
Trump left the country in such a mess — an uncontrolled pandemic still killing thousands a day; a botched vaccine rollout; 11 million unemployed, tens of thousands of businesses closed or in bankruptcy — and now a Democrat, President Joe Biden, has to engineer a recovery. This is similar to what happened when Barack Obama … Continue reading Once again, Republicans screw up the economy, Democrats try to fix it. And Republicans resist.
Dan Rodricks 