Policy and Government
Tariffs will destroy more jobs than they save.
GOP lawmakers condemn Trump tariffs.

High tariffs won’t make America great again.
John Tamny: California is not the poverty capital of the U.S.
Monetary
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: The recent decline in the value of the dollar is “not a concern of ours at all”.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross: We are not abandoning a strong dollar!
Mnuchin’s comments raise eyebrows.
Spending
In the National Pulse, Jon Decker discusses the mountainous task of cutting government spending, and the need for fresh ideas.