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Kevin Christ, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. International Trade Economist and Historian of Economic Thought.
Tim Cook presented Donald Trump with an engraved plate on a gold base on August 6. Apple stock opened at $205.63 that day, and closed at $256.10 today, just under $750 billion increase in market cap. We don’t know the cost of the gift, but it seems to have been one of Apple’s better investments.
September 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Tim Cook presented Donald Trump with an engraved plate on a gold base on August 6. Apple stock opened at $205.63 that day, and closed at $256.10 today, just under $750 billion increase in market cap. We don’t know the cost of the gift, but it seems to have been one of Apple’s better investments.
This is what he’s trying to emulate:
August 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is what he’s trying to emulate:
Economic Policy Uncertainty, even after settling a bit after the April 2 shock, still at Covid-era levels.
www.policyuncertainty.com
www.policyuncertainty.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Economic Policy Uncertainty, even after settling a bit after the April 2 shock, still at Covid-era levels.
www.policyuncertainty.com
www.policyuncertainty.com
Curious “imagination” on an otherwise functionalist factory building (circa 1930s) in Linz, Austria. Have always wondered about this…
July 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Curious “imagination” on an otherwise functionalist factory building (circa 1930s) in Linz, Austria. Have always wondered about this…
Agree. And this cartoon also accurately captures our current situation.
June 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Agree. And this cartoon also accurately captures our current situation.
Two NY Times headlines one week apart. Guess his foreign policy is as consistent as his economic policy.
May 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Two NY Times headlines one week apart. Guess his foreign policy is as consistent as his economic policy.
Someone please send this guy a copy of Russell Roberts’ The Choice - A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism.
April 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Someone please send this guy a copy of Russell Roberts’ The Choice - A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism.
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The arsonist, having poured the gasoline and lit the match, now complains that the house could burn down if the fire department doesn’t rush to the scene.
The arsonist, having poured the gasoline and lit the match, now complains that the house could burn down if the fire department doesn’t rush to the scene.
April 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The arsonist, having poured the gasoline and lit the match, now complains that the house could burn down if the fire department doesn’t rush to the scene.
The arsonist, having poured the gasoline and lit the match, now complains that the house could burn down if the fire department doesn’t rush to the scene.
He gave everyone a heads up at 9:37 yesterday morning:
April 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
He gave everyone a heads up at 9:37 yesterday morning:
I guess it’s not insider trading if you do it in plain sight.
April 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I guess it’s not insider trading if you do it in plain sight.
Not convinced about this “Store of Value” thing…
March 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Not convinced about this “Store of Value” thing…
About that harsh arithmetic … specifically, about that nonlinear relationship …
Tariffs are not a meaningful source of government revenue for good reason. Even with absurdly high tariff rates on everything we import we wouldn’t come close to replacing the income tax.
Tariffs are not a meaningful source of government revenue for good reason. Even with absurdly high tariff rates on everything we import we wouldn’t come close to replacing the income tax.
March 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
About that harsh arithmetic … specifically, about that nonlinear relationship …
Tariffs are not a meaningful source of government revenue for good reason. Even with absurdly high tariff rates on everything we import we wouldn’t come close to replacing the income tax.
Tariffs are not a meaningful source of government revenue for good reason. Even with absurdly high tariff rates on everything we import we wouldn’t come close to replacing the income tax.
A reminder that tariffs create winners and losers -- in this case producers of steel and aluminum could be winners and consumers of steel and aluminum are losers. The stock market certainly seems to understand this.
February 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A reminder that tariffs create winners and losers -- in this case producers of steel and aluminum could be winners and consumers of steel and aluminum are losers. The stock market certainly seems to understand this.