Issue 76 | Summer 2025

Welcome back to Fraser Insight, the Fraser Institute’s U.S. newsletter. This summertime issue of Insight is highlighted by a number of commentaries challenging Trump administration policies.

Leading off, the In Print section, as always, features a mix of op-eds and blogs. This issue includes pieces critiquing President Trump’s tariffs, examining the consequences of the trade war he has ignited, and calling out his jarringly unneighborly rhetoric. It also features two essays from the Fraser archives that sounded the alarm during the first Trump administration. In addition, the In Print section offers articles about the sorry state of economic freedom in New Mexico, the consequences of bad climate policy and the push for greater economic freedom for women.

Our In Focus section highlights in-depth research studies. This issue features a report on women’s economic freedom and a study on the fallacies that shape climate-change policymaking.

Finally, the In Context section offers fresh info about the Fraser Institute’s Women and Progress initiative.

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In Print: Commentary and Review Canada Should Suspend Trade Negotiations with the U.S. [[link removed]] Financial Post

Not only has President Trump made it clear that he has no intention of rescinding the tariffs on Canada; he has also suggested that renegotiating the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement is a low priority for him, adding that the agreement may no longer be necessary.

Trump’s Trade Errors: Repeating History with Predictable Results [[link removed]] Fraser Blog

The Trump administration is repeating mistakes of the past with predictable consequences for consumer prices, stock markets and the general wellbeing of citizens.

How Trump’s Tariffs Affect U.S. Economic Freedom [[link removed]] Anchorage Daily News

America is a great country. But our prosperity depends on our freedom. Trump’s trade war is a clear threat to that.

Economically Free Women Are Economically Prosperous Women [[link removed]] Fraser Blog

The good news is that, globally, the degree of gender parity in economic freedom has steadily improved since 1970. The bad news is that 600 million women live in countries with high levels of gender disparity in economic freedom.

Global Warming Policies Hurt the Poor [[link removed]] Financial Post

Climate policies demand we pay more for less reliable energy. The impact is greater if you’re poorer: The wealthy might grumble about higher costs but can generally absorb them; the poor are forced to cut back.

Trump’s 51st State Vision: What It Would Mean for Canada and the U.S. [[link removed]] Fraser Blog

In his recent meeting with Prime Minister Carney, President Trump reiterated how Canadians would benefit from joining the U.S., particularly on the tax front. The reality is much more complicated than the rhetoric.

Trump’s War on Property Rights May Backfire Badly [[link removed]] National Post

As the Trump administration increasingly threatens private property rights and judicial independence, it will continue to sow uncertainty, which comes with a clear economic cost.

Trump’s Treatment of Canada: A Personal Statement from a Canadian Economist Living in the U.S. [[link removed]] Fraser Blog

Trump has taunted two Canadian prime ministers about making Canada into the 51st state. He seems to think he’s clever. He’s not; he’s just rude. Canadians and Americans should think long term and not let this man distort the feelings of friendship between the two countries. We’re better than that.

A Deep Dive into New Mexico’s Lack of Economic Freedom [[link removed]] Los Alamos Daily Post

Policymakers can’t move mountains or fundamentally alter a state’s culture. But they can remove the barriers to prosperity that have held New Mexicans back for more than four decades.

President Trump Lays Ruin to Postwar Multilateral Global Trading System [[link removed]] Fraser Blog

President Trump’s tariffs are a case study in “intentional self-harm,” driven by an inward-looking political and economic ideology that distrusts the outside world and aspires to reduce America’s engagement with other countries. It is unlikely to end well.

Trump’s Tariff Gambit [[link removed]] From the Fraser Archives

During his first administration, President Trump said, “Trade wars are good, and easy to win.” History says otherwise.

Protection or Prosperity? [[link removed]] From the Fraser Archives

In 2017, President Trump sketched the outlines of an America that would turn away from free trade and toward autarky, an America focused on itself in a zero-sum world.

In Focus: Research and Analysis Four Climate Fallacies [[link removed]]

This report identifies and debunks four fallacies related to the climate: that climate change is caused by capitalism; that small-emitting countries can fight climate change regardless of what large-emitting countries do; that vehicle electrification can deliver clean air; and that carbon capture is a viable strategy to combat climate change.

Women, Economic Freedom and Prosperity around the World [[link removed]]

This report relies on a Gender Disparity Index (GDI) to estimate the degree of gender disparity in economic freedom in each of 165 measured countries. The GDI also illustrates the effects of restricting female economic freedom. Fewer than 70 countries have no gender disparity under the formal law. Fifteen countries made gains in gender parity by permitting women to make more of their own economic choices.

In Context: News and Events Women and Progress Initiative [[link removed]]

The Fraser Institute’s Women and Progress initiative continues to expand its reach and impact. Check out the initiative’s online home at womenandprogress.org [[link removed]]. The site features a range of multimedia resources, including: informative videos [[link removed]], in-depth studies [[link removed]], incisive commentaries and data-rich charts—all geared toward promoting greater economic freedom for women around the world. Make sure to bookmark womenandprogress.org [[link removed]] today.

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