Tuberville says Trump’s tariffs ‘only shot’ at ‘getting our country back’

Tariffs based on tendentious history could be political malpractice

Will the second Trump administration come undone by an economic policy based on what the British military historian Lawrence Freedman, describing Vladimir Putin’s rationale for invading Ukraine, calls “tendentious history”?

Hey, President Trump, remember those kitchen-table issues?

Readers address the early effects of the administration’s economic policies.

Tuberville says Trump’s tariffs ‘only shot’ at ‘getting our country back’

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said he thinks President Trump’s tariffs on other countries are the “only shot” at “getting our country back.” Tuberville joined John Catsimatidis for his radio show “Cats Roundtable,” where he weighed in on the administration’s international efforts. “I know people are complaining about these tariffs right now, but ladies and gentlemen,…

Letter to the editor: Trump and advisors at odds with sound advice

Eight years ago, President Trump began with an economy growing faster almost every month, low inflation, and very low interest rates. He surrounded himself with some smart, respected advisors, including several generals, and the Federal Reserve continued to manage the…

The private sector is rolling over for Donald Trump

Donald Trump didn’t win the 2024 election in a landslide, but that hasn’t stopped him from claiming an electoral mandate. If that ever held water, it doesn’t anymore. With the stock market plunging from ill-advised global tariffs, Trump’s public approval has already sunk into the negatives. But many of the largest companies in the United States—through fear or favor—are acting like Trump does have the mandate he claims, that his ideological will…

Analysts initially expected that after Donald Trump took office, small companies would do well, especially those that were supposed to benefit from planned tax and regulatory cuts. However, the US president's policies so far have proven them wrong. By introducing tariffs that lead to trade wars, Trump is raising concerns among small American businesses about the future of the US economy.