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Cass Sunstein: Trump’s promising plan to link welfare to work

It’s past time for a sustained attack on existing barriers to entry into the job market — emphatically including those of the government’s own making.

Ranulfo Flores operates machinery at the Borusan Mannesmann steel pipe plant in Baytown, Texas, Monday, April 23, 2018. President Donald Trump's escalating dispute with China over trade and technology is threatening jobs and profits in working-class communities where his "America First" agenda hit home. Without a waiver, Borusan Mannesmann Pipe may face tariffs of $25 million to $30 million annually if it imports steel tubing and casing from its parent company in Turkey, according to information the company provided to The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Loren Elliott)