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Recent White House trade reports are mute on the rising trade deficit

In the worldview of President Trump, the big U.S. trade deficit stands for everything wrong with U.S. trade policy. To the president, the…

5 min readMar 29, 2019

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Recent White House trade reports are mute on the rising trade deficit

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Mad About Trade

Why President Trump is Wrong to Claim the Wall will Reduce Crime

In a tweet yesterday, President Trump unveiled a new slogan to back his demand that Congress approve $5.7 billion for an expanded border…

3 min readJan 24, 2019

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Mad About Trade

Our freedom to trade declined in 2018

As those of us who care about U.S. trade policy look back on the year just ended, it should be clear that the freedom of Americans to…

3 min readJan 2, 2019

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Daniel Griswold

Thoughts on the Jordan Peterson Phenomenon

What to make of the Jordan Peterson phenomenon? His YouTube videos have been watched by millions. His book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote…

11 min readSep 11, 2018

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Thoughts on the Jordan Peterson Phenomenon

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Mad About Trade

A few observations from today’s employment and trade reports

Trade continued to expand robustly through June, with only a hint of the Trump administration’s unfolding trade conflicts with China…

2 min readAug 3, 2018

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Mad About Trade

Further Thoughts on Dani Rodrik’s Critique of “Hyperglobalization”

Harvard economist Dani Rodrik is one of the more heterodox voices in today’s debate on trade and globalization. He’s not a Trumpian…

8 min readAug 2, 2018

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May trade report shows Trump steel tariffs beginning to bite, with more trouble ahead

This morning’s Commerce Department trade report for May contains only the slightest hint that the world is about to see its first real…

3 min readJul 6, 2018

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My experience as an undocumented alien in a foreign country

For three days I was an undocumented alien roaming the streets of London. It happened on a business trip last month when I lost my passport…

4 min readJul 6, 2018

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My experience as an undocumented alien in a foreign country

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Daniel Griswold
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Mad About Trade

Expand the G7, but not with a misfitting Russia

Although it was half-a-dozen busy news cycles ago, President Trump’s provocative proposal to the G7 leaders to readmit Russia is bound to…

2 min readJun 15, 2018

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Mad About Trade

Commerce trade report shows little impact from Trump policy— so far

After spending time combing through this morning’s monthly Commerce Department report on U.S. trade through April, what’s striking to me is…

2 min readJun 6, 2018

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Daniel Griswold

Daniel Griswold

Senior Research Fellow and Co-Director, Trade & Immigration Project, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Arlington, VA

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