Matt Sekerke

  • Bill Ackman, Founder and CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management speaks about higher education and Harvard University during at the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Commentary

    Bill Ackman is keen on Trump privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. There’s a right way and a wrong way to do it

    By Matt Sekerke and Steve H. Hanke
  • CHINA – 2025/04/10: In this photo illustration, US dollar bills seen placed on a table. US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was pausing his new tariffs for 90 days except for China, which he announced he will raise its tariffs to 125 percent. (Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Commentary

    How to restore confidence in the U.S. dollar—and why it’s faltering in the first place

    By Steve H. Hanke and Matt Sekerke
  • WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order imposing tariffs on imported goods during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump announced sweeping new tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. on countries including China, Japan and India. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Commentary

    Trump’s tariffs are not ‘common sense’—and they’re putting America’s credibility and ‘exorbitant privilege’ at risk

    By Steve H. Hanke and Matt Sekerke
  • WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 06: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump signing a series of executive orders, including, lifting 25% tariffs for all goods compliant under USMCA trade agreement, terminating the security clearances of those who work at the law firm Perkins Coie, combating drug trafficking at the northern border and announced a $20 billion investment by shipping giant CMA CGM for U.S. infrastructure and jobs. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Commentary

    Trump’s tariffs program is based on flawed assumptions about the trade deficit

    By Steve H. Hanke and Matt Sekerke