Category Archives: tariffs
High court shelves Trump’s tariff mess
The U.S. Supreme Court decision to overrule President Trump’s broad-scale use of tariffs to punish other countries caught him by surprise. In his unparalleled hubris, he must have figured that the high court was going to roll over for him … Read the rest
Trump’s tariff wars: self-defeating
Many business leaders won’t say it out loud, but I have yet to meet a Wisconsin business person who likes President Trump’s tariff vendetta. I use the word “vendetta” because, in my view, his wide-ranging tariffs are more about punishing … Read the rest
More on manufacturing beyond tariff mistakes
Two of the smartest guys I know personally provided additional insights on what a U.S. manufacturing strategy should look like. In both cases it’s not about a tariff trade war. Both pieces are included below. Pat Cronin, an international business … Read the rest
Trump’s Tariff War Ignores His Promises
With Democrats asleep at the wheel, running an anti-personality contest for president last year, Donald Trump squeaked out a narrow presidential win, making hay on three core issues: 1. controlling inflation, 2. knocking down grocery prices (some overlap with 1) … Read the rest
