Tag Archive for Trump

ISOLATIONISM AND THE US ELECTIONS

(Update of lecture at Cy Cergy Université, Paris France, 23 April 2024) Voter polls report that Donald Trump has at least a fifty percent chance of being elected President of the United States once more. Here in Europe, Trump’s “America…

Could the Pandemic Re-elect Trump?

The March boost in Donald Trump’s approval ratings, already modest compared with those of other U.S. presidents in times of crisis, has now faded. Joe Biden, certain to be the Democratic Party’s candidate in the November election, is leading Trump…

Trump’s Nafta Trap

Donald Trump’s promise to renegotiate or tear-up the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement was a major reason why he won the support of working class voters in the Midwestern states that were crucial to his election. It’s also a…

U.S. Trade Policy – Time to Start All Over

Anger over the impact of international trade on jobs, wages, and opportunities was a major cause of Donald Trump’s election. As the Democratic Party’s politicians and pundits search through the rubble of Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for clues to her stunning…