There is little mystery about why Donald Trump won the election last week. After billions of dollars in campaign spending by the two major-party candidates, it mostly came down to the price of a loaf of bread.
According to exit polls, two-thirds of voters were unhappy with the economy, and 69 percent voted for Trump.
Weeks before the election, The Economist issued a glowing assessment of America's economy, calling it breathtaking, stellar and the envy of the...