The Wall Street Journal

Trump vs the vacuum

Trump vs the vacuum
Donald Trump’. (Image: Getty)
The Wall Street Journal
By Holman W Jenkins JrBusiness investment is stalling. The economic policy uncertainty index maintained by three of America’s leading business professors is approaching its second-highest level in 40 years. And that’s before voters really encounter the results of Donald Trump’s blowing up of the globalization machine that supports American livelihoods.Checks and balances aren’t working, except for the stock market. But it’s not because of Mr. Trump’s overwhelming popularity with voters. It’s not because...

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