Must-Read: Heather Boushey: The Appealing Logic That Underlies Trump’s Economic Ideas

Must-Read: Heather Boushey: The Appealing Logic That Underlies Trump’s Economic Ideas: “For [President Trump], the way to create economic prosperity is to “follow two simple rules: Buy American and hire American”…

…While Trump’s economic doctrine may fall apart when it comes to the specifics, which in the end is the only measure that will really matter, there is a certain undeniable logic to it. It answers the core question that millions have about economic policy over the past three decades or so: What about me? Instead of saying, “Just wait—this will all work out in the end,” the Trump economic doctrine delivers an emotionally and psychologically satisfying response: You first…