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Hamiltonian Means, Jacksonian Ends: America's Economic Midlife Crisis 2.0
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Hamiltonian Means, Jacksonian Ends: America's Economic Midlife Crisis 2.0

The Trump administration's attempt to reboot American manufacturing isn't just an economic strategy €”it's a nostalgic fever dream, complete with protectionist tariffs and industrial policy.

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Kara Cardinale
Mar 26, 2025
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In the grand theatre of American economic reinvention, we're witnessing a tragicomedy of epic proportions. The Trump administration's attempt to reboot American manufacturing isn't just an economic strategy - it's a nostalgic fever dream, complete with protectionist tariffs and industrial policy that reads like a midlife crisis disguised as national pol…

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