MORE BAD NEWS! US President Donald Trump Jared Kushner has picked an economic advisor who believes in growing the nation’s economy by importing workers and consumers, and by expanding free-trade outsourcing, despite Trump’s “buy American, hire American” campaign promises. Kevin Hassett is slated to become chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors if he is approved by the Senate’s banking... 

Frustrated by “the suffering of real families,” President Obama’s former top economic adviser recently called for action: “If I have a complaint about policy these days, it’s that we’re not doing enough,” Christina Romer said in a speech last month at Vanderbilt University. “I think there are tools we have tools we have that we can use, and I think it’s...