Three Ways That Trump Is Strangling the Economy

The solid employment data this week — 57,000 jobs added in June — tells us that the economy is not close to a recession and consumer confidence is rising, making inflation the main worry. But the good job news is deceiving. Our nation’s future economic performance is determined by three interconnected factors: the capital employed in production, the quality and efficient use of our work force, and the science and technology that determine what capital and labor can achieve. The Trump administration is undermining our economy on all three. Read Full Article »