President Donald Trump has taken a hard line on trade. He’s imposed tariffs on steel, aluminum, and on a wide variety of Chinese products. In response, China has slapped tariffs on American products. If Trump’s trade strategy poses risks for the economy, it also poses risks for his reelection strategy. […] Read more »
Trumping peace and prosperity
In 1952, Republicans successfully urged Americans to “Vote for peace; Vote for prosperity; Vote for Ike” (Eisenhower). Even before then, those two sets of issues — peace and prosperity — have been paramount in presidential elections and our politics more broadly. That seems to be changing, at least temporarily. CONT. […] Read more »
NBA’s Hong Kong flare-up overlooks deep U.S. investment in China
The ties between the National Basketball Association and China have become a hot topic in the last few weeks as political partisans, on the left and right, question whether the league is chasing money in the country at the expense of caring about human rights. As China’s economic power and […] Read more »
This election model says 2020 is ‘Trump’s to lose’
Donald Trump: Two-term president? While that prospect may seem distant amid an endless series of terrible headlines — Syria! Ukraine! Impeachment! — for the President of late, a trio of new electoral models from Moody’s Analytics all predict a victory for the incumbent in 2020. “Results from each of the […] Read more »
Washington is trapped in a bad spy novel
It’s been a bad week in Washington and it’s not likely to get any better soon. In fact, it’s beginning to feel like the whole town and everyone in it is trapped in a really bad spy novel. … Polls are showing a tightening on the impeachment question raising flags […] Read more »
Here’s how much Americans know about the Fed
CNBC’s Steve Liesman reports on results from the All-America Economic Survey. Questions asked include if the public is aware of the fight between the Fed and Trump, Trump’s approval of the Fed and if they approve of the Federal Reserve’s decisions. CNBC Here’s how much Americans know about the Fed […] Read more »