Scott Burns
Fellow
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Economic Blockades: Protectionism As Punishment
The Trump administration calls economic isolation a weapon against Iran and a recipe for prosperity at home. Protectionism is a paradox.
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Keep the Case for Free Trade Simple
Trade isn’t complicated. People around the world work to produce things for one another — and protectionism makes that cooperation harder.
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Trump’s Greatest ‘Art of the Deal’
The president can escape the economic trench warfare he started in April 2025. But first, he’ll have to remember a decades-old lesson from the greatest deal he ever struck.
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Mission Accomplished? A Reality Check on Trump’s Tariffs
Triumphal rhetoric aside, the economic evidence shows tariffs delivered distortion—not a miracle.
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Trump’s ‘Broken Windows’ Economy
Today’s trade rhetoric, full of ‘historic deals,’ obscures the real question: are these policies making America richer or poorer?
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The Thin Green Line
“The Fed has again taken unprecedented action to respond to a crisis. Unfortunately, it has gone further towards erasing the separating monetary and fiscal policy, to the detriment of both.” ~ Scott Burns
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Choice in Currency for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. If you’re looking for the perfect gift for that special someone, who better to ask than an economist? In 1993, Yale economist Joel Waldfogel published a famous paper on the optimal gift-giving strategy. His assessment won’t come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the buzz-killing tendencies of the dismal…
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Prohibition Is Ending in College Sports
The NCAA has opened the door to permitting student-athletes to get paid. That’s a good thing. There are still a lot of unanswered questions, but we shouldn’t let them get in the way of progress.
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NCAA Must Evolve, or Go Extinct
California’s recent Fair Pay for Play bill isn’t the best way of reforming college sports, but it does force the NCAA to make a stark choice: evolve or go extinct. Either way, it’s time for change.
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Economic Blockades: Protectionism As Punishment
The Trump administration calls economic isolation a weapon against Iran and a recipe for prosperity at home. Protectionism is a paradox.
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•
Keep the Case for Free Trade Simple
Trade isn’t complicated. People around the world work to produce things for one another — and protectionism makes that cooperation harder.
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•
Trump’s Greatest ‘Art of the Deal’
The president can escape the economic trench warfare he started in April 2025. But first, he’ll have to remember a decades-old lesson from the greatest deal he ever struck.
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•
Mission Accomplished? A Reality Check on Trump’s Tariffs
Triumphal rhetoric aside, the economic evidence shows tariffs delivered distortion—not a miracle.
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•
Trump’s ‘Broken Windows’ Economy
Today’s trade rhetoric, full of ‘historic deals,’ obscures the real question: are these policies making America richer or poorer?
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•
The Thin Green Line
“The Fed has again taken unprecedented action to respond to a crisis. Unfortunately, it has gone further towards erasing the separating monetary and fiscal policy, to the detriment of both.” ~ Scott Burns
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•
Choice in Currency for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. If you’re looking for the perfect gift for that special someone, who better to ask than an economist? In 1993, Yale economist Joel Waldfogel published a famous paper on the optimal gift-giving strategy. His assessment won’t come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the buzz-killing tendencies of the dismal…
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•
Prohibition Is Ending in College Sports
The NCAA has opened the door to permitting student-athletes to get paid. That’s a good thing. There are still a lot of unanswered questions, but we shouldn’t let them get in the way of progress.
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•
NCAA Must Evolve, or Go Extinct
California’s recent Fair Pay for Play bill isn’t the best way of reforming college sports, but it does force the NCAA to make a stark choice: evolve or go extinct. Either way, it’s time for change.