Scott Lincicome:
— “My inaugural Bloomberg @opinion column examines how US tariffs, meant to boost domestic manufacturing, actually hobbled it last year - and why we should expect similar headwinds in 2026.“ You can follow his reasoning in the actual piece.
I see Lincicome as a bright, well informed guy who has had a pretty consistent stance on economic issues, with a strong career-long habit of exposing foolishness in tons of Democrat economic policies.
Some here may just see him as being biased toward the administration (primarily because that seems to be their MO any time anyone levels criticism at the administration) or at least as someone who has been speaking against tariffs for so long that he is either (a) doing it as a knee-jerk reaction or (b) is straining to keep arguing that he’s been correct all along.
When I’ve viewed his takes on these mattes, it seems that he’s largely been correct.
So no matter how you might expect to view him, if you’d come down on the other side of the issue from him, I’d like to know precise, well-reasoned replies to his charges, drawing on clear facts from commonly accepted sources (rather than cherry-picked, clearly biased stuff).
My general take initially would be that it would be unreasonable to expect significant changes in US manufacturing capability in 2025-2026 (but that would be part of the overall key reasoning regarding problems with tariffs rather than merely an excuse in their favor), but he’s smart enough to know that, and although I know how many bright people view this, I’m not sure how some of you do. So if you have a reasonable take (yes, I’m realllllyyyy not holding my breath), that would be great.