Trump, Iran And A Brewing Economic Crisis

<div> <p>In case you haven’t noticed, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-roaring-economy-meets-a-rough-start-to-2026-with-job-losses-rising-gas-prices-and-uncertainty">the American economy isn't doing so well right now</a>. Oil prices have been on an absolute rollercoaster since the Iran war began — but that’s not all. On Friday, the <a href="https://thehill.com/business/5771016-us-loses-92000-jobs-in-february-falling-far-short-of-expected-gain/">Bureau of Labor Statistics reported</a> that the U.S. lost nearly 100,000 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate up to 4.4 percent. So what exactly is going wrong with the economy, besides… everything? And what can we learn from past economic crises …