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Posts by Chad P. Bown

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Urgent National Action to Save College Sports By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

Tariffs???

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hi just checking is Wheel of Fortune still on TV elsewhere or is it just my parents’ house running on VHS

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Annual Report 2025 Learn about PIIE's accomplishments in 2025 and information on funding.

2025 was *a year*

Our 2025 Annual Report is now live! Check out highlights from one of our busiest years ever:

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208. It's been one year since Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs Aime Williams joins to help explain what has happened since President Trump’s sweeping April 2, 2025 tariff announcement.

The great @aimewilliams.bsky.social joins to break down what’s happened since “Liberation Day” 2025—why US imports actually rose, and what comes next after the Supreme Court overturned Trump’s tariffs.

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Thanks, Pame!!!

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Feels less like a year and more like the road to Mordor ... but so glad Trade talks is back!

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Trump’s protectionist Nixon redux takes a darker turn than the original Tricky Dick’s trade and currency war gave way to a pivot towards the multilateral

i might end up posting this 17 times today but if you only read one piece on the anniversary of Trump's Liberation Day Tariffs let it be this one, by @alanbeattie.bsky.social

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Great news! The legendary Trade Talks podcast is back! A wonderful source of information and insight on international trade and trade policy.

#econsky #tariffs

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Trump administration announces new tariffs on pharmaceuticals White House also rolls back levies on some metals in an attempt to simplify duties

Trump announces plans to impose tariffs of up to 100% on pharmaceuticals as the president takes aim at companies that have not boosted investment in the US or reduced their prices.

by @aimewilliams.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/25ec...

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Thanks, John!!!

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I've got my pre-order in! This will be an outstanding guide to understanding our upside-down world of trade policy.

#econsky #tariffs

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Excited to see @chadpbown.com posting more here - and to see a new episode of Trade Talks. With a shooting war going on, it might be easy to forget that there's a (cold?) trade war happening too. As Bastiat said, "When goods don't cross borders, armies do." Definitely worth a follow!

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The very awesome @aimewilliams.bsky.social joins the podcast this week to explain what has happened since Trump’s sweeping April 2, 2025 TARIFF announcement, including SURPRISES buried in the weeds of US import and export data, as well what comes next after that momentous SUPREME COURT decision.

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Economic warfare: lessons from history, with Mark Harrison What four centuries of conflict can tell us about today

"The people who go into war often underestimate the range of options open to the adversary."

Listen to the amazing @mark4harrison.bsky.social provide historical examples of the range of ECONOMIC OPTIONS open to the adversary.

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Opinion | Every President Tries It. It Never Works.

Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs have not created manufacturing jobs.

Smart economic strategy would stop measuring success by the number of assembly lines reopened & start focusing on what raises living standards: productivity, affordability and overall economic growth.

by @jasonfurman.bsky.social

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also that is just a lot of dudes

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Trump’s protectionist Nixon redux takes a darker turn than the original Tricky Dick’s trade and currency war gave way to a pivot towards the multilateral

i might end up posting this 17 times today but if you only read one piece on the anniversary of Trump's Liberation Day Tariffs let it be this one, by @alanbeattie.bsky.social

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@chadpbown.com 👏🥂

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Thanks, Robert!!!

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Industrial policy for development The Peterson Institute for International Economics hosts a timely briefing on industrial policy for development in the 21st century, drawing on a new World Bank report that examines the resurgence of ...

Today!
9am ET!!
Live and 📺 Streaming from @piie.com!!!

Join as Ana Fernandes & Tristan Reed present that brand new World Bank 📚 report you've now heard about:

INDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR DEVELOPMENT

...followed by Mary Lovely & my attempts at digging in for more.

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DAY 1 recording the audio book of How to Win a Trade War.

I sent an earlier version to my editors with the question "is this too real"

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Really honored to join the National Committee on US-China Relations to chat about my latest research:

U.S.-China Trade Collapsed. Can It Recover?

📺 youtu.be/Jx5geeI0Uv8?...

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Really honored to join the National Committee on US-China Relations to chat about my latest research:

U.S.-China Trade Collapsed. Can It Recover?

📺 youtu.be/Jx5geeI0Uv8?...

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💯. it was not good coffee. but there was coffee. also now on my shirt.

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coffee is REALLY good. i am just so bad at making it

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WSJ: How Trump’s Tariffs Are Choking U.S.-China Trade

(with AMAZING charts)

by Hannah Miao & Roque Ruiz

🤓 👉🏻 www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

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Thanks Wally!

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China retaliates against US trade probes ahead of Xi Jinping-Donald Trump talks Move marks escalation in tensions in run-up to much-anticipated May summit in Beijing

Beijing’s commerce ministry said on Friday it was initiating two probes of its own looking into the US Section 301 investigations into China. 

by Joe Leahy, Tina Hu & Demetri Sevastopulo

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💯. more mandatory mocking

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