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President Donald Trump and tariffs.

Why did anyone think Trump’s tariffs would be popular?

Dan Hannan · October 30, 2026 8:14 am

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An eleventh-hour GOP surge, or a looming blue blowout?

Inside sleeve of "Proud Pumpkin" book.

More than a page: How a simple story can shape a childhood

Republican candidate Mike Rogers's campaign office.

Why Detroit holds the key to Michigan’s Senate seat

Collage from left to right: Donald Trump, Abdul el Sayed, and JD Vance

Trump, Vance, and the ‘jihadist’ el Sayed

CBS will interview former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina.Â (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Carly Fiorina is doing it right so far

Ashe Schow May 7, 2015 9:00 am

Carly Fiorina makes the right enemies, and the right defense of free markets

Timothy P. Carney May 5, 2015 10:00 pm

Sen. Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) mentor taught him how toÂ talk, think and act like a businessman. (AP Photo)Â

Mentors pass along social mobility

Noemie Emery May 5, 2015 9:00 am

There's no better example of GOP diversity in the 2016 field than the announcements of Carson and Fiorina. (AP Photos)

GOP 2016 diversity on display in campaign rollouts

Byron York May 4, 2015 11:41 pm

Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron, gives a speech during his general election campaign visit at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in London on Monday April 27, 2015. Britain goes to the polls on May 7 to elect a new parliament. (AP Photo)

America’s politics is polarized, but Britain’s is fragmented

Michael Barone May 4, 2015 9:00 am

"One party wrecks the economy and the other party fixes it. Why isn't the second party ten points ahead?" (iStock)

Binge-and-purge politics: Reaping and not sowing

Dan Hannan May 4, 2015 9:00 am

Some small-government conservatives want to shut down Ex-Im, but they will end up with a small country. (iStock Photo)

Ex-Im Bank: American soft power at its best

Hugh Hewitt May 3, 2015 9:00 pm

Don’t write off Bobby Jindal in 2016

Philip Klein May 1, 2015 12:11 pm

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush attends an event at the Metropolitan University in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Jeb Bush on immigration: ‘I think I’m right about this’

Byron York April 30, 2015 11:49 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to the media about his agenda in running for president, Thursday, April 30, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Right can meet Bernie Sanders under the boat

Timothy P. Carney April 30, 2015 10:18 pm

Emma Sulkowicz carries a mattress in protest of the university's lack of action after she reported being raped during her sophomore year. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

A fine line between bullying and free speech

Ashe Schow April 30, 2015 9:00 am

The argument that the Clintons have always faced scandal charges is intended to shore up her support. But it may have the opposite effect. (AP Photo)

Clinton defenders advance an unpersuasive argument

Michael Barone April 30, 2015 9:00 am