Trump’s crony capitalism is a greater intrusion into free markets than the left’s industrial policy.
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/what-does-todays-gop-have-to-offer
Category Archives: International and national
The Trump economic uncertainty effect isn’t going away
The second round of arbitrary tariffs are a random walk through Trump’s mind and mood. There’s no reason to believe that the walk has reached its final destination.
Now that Trump has demonstrated what Americans don’t want in immigration enforcement, what’s next?
Taking Gallego’s immigration framework seriously.
Trump’s tariff threats: How can any country still consider itself a U.S. ally?
What are the long-term consequences of, not America First, but America Alone?
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/trumps-tariff-threats-how-can-any
A vexing decision on universal injunctions
What to do about the Trump bull in the Constitution’s china shop?
Iran bombing: Constitutional, but imprudent
It would have been better to let Israel conduct its own campaign without the U.S. joining its offensive component.
Biggs, Musk, and the disgusting abomination
Is Biggs exercising independent judgment or just deferring to Trump?
The Political Notebook 5.20.2025
Is it a tax cut or avoiding a tax increase? It’s too early for Arizona Democrats to be crying in the beer about the 2026 election.
The Trump endgame: managed trade
The flow of goods across borders will be decided more by agreements between political leaders, and less by the market forces of comparative advantage and consumer preferences.
The Trump blitzkrieg has been a political loser
The body politic might want change, but not chaos.