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CATO Institute vice president and celebrated economist Scott Lincicome analyzes economic policy, trade, and regulation through a free market lens, exploring how these issues impact everyday Americans.

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The Great Tariff ‘Inflation’ Confusion

Scott Lincicome / July 17, 2025

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He Just Likes Tariffs

Scott Lincicome / April 9, 2025

President Trump Speaks At Whirpool Factory In Ohio

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Tariff Myths, Debunked

Scott Lincicome / September 11, 2024

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Aluminum Tariff Follies

Scott Lincicome / February 14, 2024

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No, ‘the Economists’ Didn’t Botch Trump’s Tariffs

Scott Lincicome / August 20, 2025

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Actually, Wall Street (Kinda) Is Main Street

Scott Lincicome / April 16, 2025

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‘Reciprocal Tariffs’ Are Trump’s Worst Trade Idea Yet

Scott Lincicome / February 19, 2025

Senate Forum “Stealing The American Dream: How Trump and Republicans Are Raising Education Costs For Families”

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Trump’s Tariffs Have Democrats Sounding Like—Gasp!—Libertarians

Scott Lincicome / June 25, 2025

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Lessons From the Great Almost Trade War of 2025

Scott Lincicome / February 5, 2025

President Trump Holds A Press Conference At Trump Tower Day After Guilty Verdict

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Trump’s Latest Tariff Idea Is Dangerously Foolish

Scott Lincicome / June 19, 2024

UAW Looks To Unionize Tennessee Volkswagen Plant

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Three Big Reasons to Doubt Trump’s Tariff-Driven Investment ‘Boom’

Scott Lincicome / April 2, 2025

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Trump’s New Furniture Tariffs Are (Almost) Everything Wrong with U.S. Trade Policy Today

Scott Lincicome / October 8, 2025

An unfinished electric vehicle sits on a production line at Chinese automaker NIO in Hefei, China, on September 24, 2025. (Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Chinese Industrial Policy Is an Anchor, Not an Engine

Scott Lincicome / October 1, 2025

Drastic Decrease In Tourism Deepens Las Vegas Area’s Economic Woes

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Trade Is Among People—And Retaliation Can Be, Too

Scott Lincicome / September 24, 2025

The Folkston ICE Processing Center on September 9, 2025, in Folkston, Georgia. (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP/Getty Images)

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An ICE Raid in Georgia Becomes a Massive (and Unsurprising) U.S. Policy Failure

Scott Lincicome / September 17, 2025

The Great Tariff ‘Inflation’ Confusion

He Just Likes Tariffs

Tariff Myths, Debunked

Aluminum Tariff Follies

No, ‘the Economists’ Didn’t Botch Trump’s Tariffs

Actually, Wall Street (Kinda) Is Main Street

‘Reciprocal Tariffs’ Are Trump’s Worst Trade Idea Yet

Trump’s Tariffs Have Democrats Sounding Like—Gasp!—Libertarians

Lessons From the Great Almost Trade War of 2025

Trump’s Latest Tariff Idea Is Dangerously Foolish

Three Big Reasons to Doubt Trump’s Tariff-Driven Investment ‘Boom’

Trump’s New Furniture Tariffs Are (Almost) Everything Wrong with U.S. Trade Policy Today

Chinese Industrial Policy Is an Anchor, Not an Engine

Trade Is Among People—And Retaliation Can Be, Too

An ICE Raid in Georgia Becomes a Massive (and Unsurprising) U.S. Policy Failure

Trump’s New Furniture Tariffs Are (Almost) Everything Wrong with U.S. Trade Policy Today

Chinese Industrial Policy Is an Anchor, Not an Engine

Trade Is Among People—And Retaliation Can Be, Too

An ICE Raid in Georgia Becomes a Massive (and Unsurprising) U.S. Policy Failure

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