Scott Lincicome

Scott Lincicome

Bloomberg Opinion Columnist

Scott Lincicome is an economist with the Cato Institute. He specializes in domestic policy and international trade.

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Supreme Court Rules President Trump Exceeded His Power With Imposing Tariffs, Court Strikes Them Down

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Defenders of the Jones Act Have Lost

May 7, 2026

May 7, 2026

OpinionScott Lincicome

Defenders of the Jones Act Have Lost

Supreme Court Rules President Trump Exceeded His Power With Imposing Tariffs, Court Strikes Them Down

April 23, 2026

April 23, 2026

OpinionScott Lincicome

Our Government Is Ignoring Obvious Affordability Solutions

US-TRADE-TARIFFS-DIPLOMACY

April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

OpinionScott Lincicome

EVs Represent All That’s Wrong With US Industrial Policy

Ford Cutting 3,800 Jobs as EV Shift Shrinks German, UK Workforce

March 27, 2026

March 27, 2026

OpinionScott Lincicome

The World's Dumbest Tariff Has Been Revealed

Craft Breweries Brace For Cost Increases With Trump Administration's Aluminum Tariffs

March 13, 2026

March 13, 2026

OpinionScott Lincicome

How to Bring Starter Homes Back From Extinction

Unemployment Rate Rises To 4.4 Percent, Latest Jobs Data Report Shows

February 24, 2026

February 24, 2026

OpinionScott Lincicome

And Now for the Battle Over Tariff Refunds

President Trump Announces New Tariffs In Rose Garden Speech

February 12, 2026

February 12, 2026

OpinionScott Lincicome

Global Trade Is Leaving the US Behind

TOPSHOT-US-POLITICS-TARIFF-TRADE-DIPLOMACY

January 29, 2026

January 29, 2026

OpinionScott Lincicome

Intel Exposes the Hidden Cost of State Capitalism

Intel Reports Quarterly Earnings

January 15, 2026

January 15, 2026

OpinionScott Lincicome

America’s Manufacturing Renaissance Is Missing in Action

Relics from The Rust Belt: Decaying Factories Sit Idle In Waterbury, CT