Eduardo Porter

New York

Columnist and Editorial Writer at The Washington Post

Editorial writer and columnist at The Washington Post. Formerly of NYT, WSJ & Bloomberg. Author of "American Poison” and “The Price of Everything.”

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Articles

The Big Beautiful Bill goes to Mars

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter

The Big Beautiful Bill goes to Mars (washingtonpost.com) The Big Beautiful Bill goes to Mars By Eduardo Porter 2025060412001700 Suppose a Martian landed in Washington a couple of weeks ago, perhaps seeking clarity on Elon Musk's intentions, and somehow happened upon House Republicans on their way to passing their One Big Beautiful Bill, plotting the path into the future for the most powerful nation on Earth.
What Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ budget reveals about MAGA

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter

What Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ budget reveals about MAGA (washingtonpost.com) What Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ budget reveals about MAGA By Eduardo Porter 2025052311453800 Where do Donald Trump's allegiances lie?
Trump’s drug price plan won’t help Americans - and could hurt the world - The Washington Post

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter

For years, Americans have been frustrated by the fact that they pay a lot more for medicines than people in virtually every other country on Earth. Democrat John F. Kerry ran for president over two decades ago threatening to fix things by authorizing the importation of prescription drugs from Canada, where they still cost about 44 percent of what they do in the United States.
Trumpism is struggling to win over the world

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter

Trumpism is struggling to win over the world (washingtonpost.com) Trumpism is struggling to win over the world By Eduardo Porter 2025051311455000 The right wing thought its time had finally come.
As America goes rogue, China eyes an opening

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter

As America goes rogue, China eyes an opening (washingtonpost.com) As America goes rogue, China eyes an opening By Eduardo Porter 2025050610453800 Days before "Liberation Day," when President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of tariffs against everybody, something unusual happened in Asia. For the first time in five years, Chinese officials met with counterparts from South Korea and Japan to talk about trade.
The U.S. is not Venezuela — but Trump is closing the distance

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter

The U.S. is not Venezuela — but Trump is closing the distance (washingtonpost.com) The U.S. is not Venezuela — but Trump is closing the distance By Eduardo Porter 2025042819064400 When Secretary of State Marco Rubio shuttered the State Department's office in charge of human rights — "a platform for left-wing activists," he charged, "to redefine 'human rights' and 'democracy,'" it looked at first blush like just another way the Trump administration was turning its back on the world — on a par...
The U.S. is devolving into authoritarianism perhaps because of what it lacks

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter

The U.S. is devolving into authoritarianism perhaps because of what it lacks (washingtonpost.com) The U.S. is devolving into authoritarianism perhaps because of what it lacks By Eduardo Porter 2025042211300500 It's too narrow to claim that the demise of America's Trade Adjustment Assistance program three years ago is responsible for the second Trump administration. But the argument points in the right direction.
I think I figured out the ‘4D chess’ Trump is playing with the world

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter

I think I figured out the ‘4D chess’ Trump is playing with the world (washingtonpost.com) I think I figured out the ‘4D chess’ Trump is playing with the world By Eduardo Porter 2025041413301200 I think I have figured out the four-dimensional chess President Donald Trump is playing with the rest of the world — the rationale behind the seemingly incomprehensible barrage of tariffs and other blows he has delivered to friends and foes over the past weeks.
Opinion | Trump’s economic vision was discredited decades ago in Latin America

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter

Searching for a rationale to President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs is a fool’s errand. The arguments offered to justify his attack on global trade — to boost factory jobs, raise money, provide leverage and cut deals with other countries — don’t just lack sense, they contradict each other. His tariffs will impoverish the world and push other countries into the arms of America’s strategic rival: China. They will not change the behavior of penguins.
Trump just handed the global auto market to China

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter

Trump just handed the global auto market to China (washingtonpost.com) Trump just handed the global auto market to China By Eduardo Porter 2025040210450000 Protectionists have a long history of ignoring economics when it comes to trade. Unsurprisingly, their policies often end up mugged by reality, producing awkward unexpected consequences and failing to deliver on their stated objectives: promoting domestic production and jobs.