Bardonomics

Image: Gage Skidmore It has been an eventful two months at the Donald Trump White House. Questions about Russian involvement in the election have dogged the administration. The long-promised travel ban was announced and then swiftly struck down in court. Then a revised travel ban was unveiled, only to be defeated with even more alacrity. And, of course, the Tweeter-in-Chief continues to fire 140-character salvos online.  With all the headline-grabbing theatrics, it is not difficult to ignore some of the more fundamental and long-term issues that the Trump administration faces. Among these is the tension inherent in the administration’s economy policy proposals.  Trump was elected as a populist insurgent, riding on a wave of primarily white, working class discontent with a global economic order that has largely left them worse off. He found assistance in Democratic base as many doubted the depth of Hillary Clinton’s commitment to left-wing economic policy, seeing her as be