Most mainstream economists agree that the massive tariffs Donald Trump is imposing on most of the United States’s trading partners are a bad idea — that they will make the economy weaker and inflation worse.  Not Oren Cass. The mild-mannered thinker — who is chief economist at American Compass, an influential conservative think tank, and […]

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expanding his crusade to turn back the clock on federal health policy. Having undermined the government’s support for childhood vaccines amid the worst measles outbreak in years, he is now targeting another longstanding pillar of American public health: water fluoridation. HHS will convene a board […]

The Trump administration’s announcement of widespread tariffs has thrown the stock market into a tailspin, increasing the odds of a recession.  This economic turmoil could have far-ranging implications, and some Americans’ first question — and the outcome they believe they have most control over — is how to handle their retirement savings and other investments. […]

In less than a week, President Donald Trump’s tariffs have already created economic chaos in the US and abroad.  On Wednesday, he announced a minimum 10 percent tariff on almost all imports, with dozens of countries facing far higher rates.  The S&P 500 has plunged almost 10 percent in response as of Monday, hitting nearly […]

Since President Donald Trump announced a slate of new tariffs on about 90 countries last week, global financial markets have tumbled. False reports about a potential pause in tariffs gave Wall Street a brief moment of false hope on Monday, but the White House has only doubled down, threatening to add more tariffs on China. […]