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Peter Navarro

Peter Navarro holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard. He is one of only three senior White House officials to serve with Donald Trump from the 2016 campaign to the end of President Trump’s first term.
Mr. Navarro was the West Wing’s chief China Hawk and manufacturing czar. He served as Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy and, during the pandemic, Defense Production Act Policy Coordinator.
His Communist China trilogy includes The Coming China Wars (2006), Death By China (2011), and Crouching Tiger (2015). His White House memoirs include In Trump Time and Taking Back Trump’s America. His top-rated Taking Back Trump’s America podcast appears on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts. Sign up for his substack at http://peternavarro.substack.com. He can be reached at takingbacktrumpsamerica@gmail.com.

Columns by Peter Navarro

People shop at the Somerset Collection mall, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Troy, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) ** FILE **

Inflation is contained, and the Fed should cut rates

The consumer price index report for December delivers three clear conclusions: Tariffs are not driving inflation, overall inflation is running near the Fed's target and the data supports a rate cut.

January 13, 2026
Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk’s legacy

Charles J. Kirk will go down in history as the most effective political organizer in presidential politics in the past 50 years.

September 17, 2025
American trade policy loophole, the “de minimis rule” illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Trump closes the de minimis loophole

President Trump closed one of the biggest loopholes in American trade policy last week by eliminating the "de minimis rule" for the world.

August 5, 2025
China dumping electric vehicle battery material on the United States of America illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

A Trumpian win versus China on EV batteries

On July 17, the Commerce Department significantly enhanced American economic and national security by imposing preliminary anti-dumping duties of up to 93.5% on Chinese imports of active anode material: high-purity graphite essential for lithium-ion batteries.

July 24, 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the U.S. economy illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Powell’s Fed imposing enormous costs on America

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's stubborn refusal to lower interest rates -- despite ample evidence calling for such action -- is inflicting serious economic damage on America.

July 8, 2025
Democrats’ lawfare and preemptive pardons illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Democrats’ preemptive pardon paradox

The Democrats' preemptive pardon gambit is a tacit admission of their partisan weaponization of America's justice system. What should we, the people, do about this outrage?

December 10, 2024
Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

Drill, baby, drill and $50 oil to curb inflation

Of the many reasons Donald Trump trounced Kamala Harris, inflation is at or near the top of list. Too many Americans are being forced to choose between food, medicine and a roof over their head.

November 26, 2024