Where is the land of opportunity voters were promised? Not in Trump’s America. 

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 world. Stock markets were setting records...