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He's also proposed universal 10 to 20 percent tariffs on all imported goods. On Thursday, Merrill Matthews, co-author of “On the Edge: America Faces the Entitlements Cliff," wrote in the Journal ...

Merrill Matthews makes a good point about the unintended consequences of tariffs (“Tariffs Will Refill the Swamp,” op-ed, Dec. 27). Even without the imagery of fat-cat lobbyists and expensive ...

Merrill Matthews is a public policy and political analyst and the co-author of “On the Edge: America Faces the Entitlements Cliff.” Follow him on X@MerrillMatthews ...