As the candidates in the U.S. presidential election make their final economic pitches to the American public, Donald Trump is leaning heavily on a familiar policy: tariffs. According to him, tariffs could be used not only to influence policies with trading partner nations but also to generate enough revenue to offset major tax cuts, potentially even replacing the U.S. federal income tax altogether. Details with Bryan Quinn. As featured on Jonah Goldberg: Amid a combative election, party realignment continued apace The term "realignment" gets used and abused a lot, because people have agreed to use it without agreeing on a definition. Traditionally, realignments are said to have occurred when majority and minority parties switch places.
