Ivo Vegter

The blunders from the Trump Administration just keep coming. At least they serve as cautionary tales for other would-be economic autocrats.  “I’m not looking to

Most of us suffer from a nostalgia bias. Basing political policy on this bias is dangerously short-sighted, and yet a lot of people tend to

As the US economy craters, President Donald Trump blames former president Joe Biden, while his trade czar, who once channelled a non-existent economist, calls it

How can anyone be sure their employees are legally of the race and gender they claim to be? Imagine you’re responsible for human resources at

Yesterday was a red-letter day in the history of the Government of National Unity. Of unity, there was no sign. As dawn broke yesterday, Thursday

An enlightening consequence of President Trump’s aggressive tariff campaign is that more people are learning about tariffs and free trade. Don Trump, the boss of

One reason cited for America’s import tariffs is to stimulate domestic industry. Export controls on advanced technology contradict that theory. In the wake of a

Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, famously gave Elon Musk a chainsaw. As similar as he appears to Donald Trump, he differs in key respects. Milei is

Although Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs and tariff threats seem confusing and contradictory, let’s examine the underlying motives. Earlier this week, I touched on a few

Without straight answers from the White House, nothing about America’s trade policy makes any sense. Why did US president Donald Trump levy a 10% import