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

Fox and Roku want to own your TV screen

Fox Corp. wants to buy Roku for $22 billion. This is not just a merger; it is also a weapon. For consumers, it means fewer choices, more commercials and higher prices.

October 19, 2026

Democratic socialism’s $50 trillion price tag

The White House Council of Economic Advisers has weighed and measured the Democratic Socialists of America's agenda and found it wanting, to the tune of a $52.8 trillion federal fiscal burden over 10 years, or about $49 trillion after crediting a billionaire wealth tax.

October 5, 2026