Daniel Griswold

Retired trade & immigration policy wonk. Author, "Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization" (Cato, 2009).

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

Suspending the monthly jobs report is a terrible idea for so many reasons--a big one being that it would be illegal, since the report is mandated by federal law (29 U.S. Code § 2).

[Victims of Communism @VoCommunism]

On June 4th, 1989, the CCP brutally massacred students gathered in Tiananmen Square. The communists in Beijing then tried to cover up their crimes.

We will never forget.

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

Love this guy. We need more like him. https://t.co/QDnYhPm4K8

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

No sympathy for Whirlpool. They lobbied for tariffs to hobble their foreign competition. But they're finding that tariffs are no substitute for producing a better product at a competitive price. https://t.co/367J1G5K7G via @WSJ

[𝙱𝚛𝚢𝚊𝚗 𝚁𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚢 🗽🇺🇸 @FreeTradeBryan]

The @Reagan_Library recently uploaded another great clip of President Reagan: "Protectionism has no future. It's a dead and discredited idea." https://t.co/9QbWU5TyxY @ronaldreagan40

[Cato Institute @CatoInstitute]

One graph tells the story: satellite internet use in Argentina surged the moment the government lifted its ban. One deregulation. Millions connected. That's what getting government out of the way looks like.

https://t.co/eHRMnvXfev

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

@ithacarising Read it recently. Totally agree!

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

While Zelensky supplies the US with advice on intercepting drones, Putin supplies Iran with the location of US troops. Yet who does our president seem to favor?https://t.co/Bpf3y0VvZt

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

I'm no fan of Beijing, but admitting China into the WTO in 2001 was the right thing to do--for American consumers, farmers, and exporters. I explain why in a letter to the editor. https://t.co/NW1uCoqMQQ

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

President Trump promised that under his tariffs US factories would come "roaring back." This morning's BLS report shows that net manufacturing jobs have fallen by 100,000 in the past 12 months. US factories and farmers need more trade, not tariffs.
https://t.co/JYE1Of6lW3

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom, United States — thank you for your support. Light will prevail.

[Empire State Building @EmpireStateBldg]

Tonight, I will shine yellow and blue in support of Ukraine. 🇺🇦

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

From @WSJopinion: Trump owes the Supreme Court an apology—to the Justices he smeared and the institution itself. He doubtless won’t offer one, but his rant in response to his tariff defeat at the Court was arguably the worst moment of his Presidency.
https://t.co/ERra4O6HJC

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

The only thing disappointing about today’s ruling on tariffs is that 3 “originalist” justices couldn’t read the plain text of Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.

[Phil Magness @PhilWMagness]

The Constitution survives!

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

We need more Republicans in Congress like Rep. Bacon.

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

I don’t like putting the important work of the House on pause, but Congress needs to be able to debate on tariffs. Tariffs have been a “net negative” for the economy and are a significant tax that American consumers, manufacturers, and farmers are paying. Article I of the Constitution places authority over taxes and tariffs with Congress for a reason, but for too long, we have handed that authority to the executive branch. It’s time for Congress to reclaim that responsibility. I also oppose using the rules votes to legislate. I want the debate and the right to vote on tariffs.

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

Team Trump blames slow job growth on its removal of illegal workers. Yet BLS reports this AM that both the jobless rate and # of unemployed "are higher than a year earlier" (4.3% vs 4.0%, 7.4m vs 6.9m). Weren't deportations supposed to open jobs for US citizens?

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Instead of begging for the award or taking someone else’s prize, this is what real leaders do:

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

And maybe a related point: The turning point came in the 1980s as globalization began to take off.

[Daniel Griswold @DanielGriswold]

It’s telling how the folks on the anti-market left find such little joy in this stupendous development.

[Human Progress @HumanProgress]

While the share of people in extreme poverty has been falling since the 19th century, the total number didn’t begin to decline until the late 20th century, when rapid economic growth spread worldwide.

Since then, poverty has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded.

Explore the data: https://t.co/HTO76iNEDo

[Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome]

The US since 1990:
• Real GDP per capita: +68%
• Real median wages (PCE): +34%
• Infant mortality: -42%
• Life expectancy: +4 years
• Nonfarm employment: +46% (50M jobs)
• Median household wealth: +128%
• Industrial capacity: +76%