Millions of words have been written analyzing Donald Trump's election to be the 45th U.S. president. I join all sensible people in being grateful that Hillary Clinton was denied her bid to unleash from the Oval Office her economically destructive policies. Nothing but ill could have come from her absurd faith in the power of politicians and bureaucrats to engineer us all to greater happiness.
Yet I fear Trump's presidency. Although political realities will ensure he's unable to implement all of his campaign promises, much of his program will likely be put into place. Yet too much of it makes no economic sense.
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