Taxes Blog Posts

President Donald Trump made a lot of promises on the 2024 campaign trail. Which have been kept, and which are unfulfilled?

On April 2, 2025, Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs. Where does the economy stand after one year?

In November 2025, AllSides and ActiVote collaborated on a survey on the federal debt with 14 questions, each with 5 possible answers. The survey consisted of three parts: (1) The federal debt, (2) Tax...

At the end of October, President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the ongoing trade war between the United States and China, a conflict that began earlier this year after...

Donald Trump’s approach to tariffs and international trade may yet have the same impact. Last week, we discussed the likely economic effect of Trump’s approach. Now let’s consider the potential politi...

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday via Truth Social a 90-day pause on tariffs for countries that have reached out to address trade deficits, and a 125% tariff on China. The pause comes a we...

By imposing the largest tax increases on international imports in more than a century, and by the sheer unpredictability and haphazardness of the decision-making process, Trump has undermined consumer...

On April 2, President Donald Trump introduced two new forms of tariffs aimed at equalizing trade deficits between the US and its trade competitors. The first tariff introduced is a universal 10% impor...

Your guide to the 2024 presidential candidates' stances on taxes.

Is "tax-free tipping" practical? And does the media react differently to the same policy when it is proposed by a different candidate?