Free Trade
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Manufacturing Surged When Tariffs Were Lifted
Tariffs raised costs and manufacturing jobs disappeared. Now, the administration is declaring victory for partially filling the hole it dug.
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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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Libertarianism’s Critics Bury Another Straw Man
Libertarianism doesn’t signal approval of vice, nor does free trade ignore struggling communities. Indifference is not the only alternative to coercion.
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Tariff Exemptions are Big Business for Big Business
A tariff may look like a uniform tax. In practice, exemptions give politically connected firms an advantage.
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Made in (North) America: Canada Is Not Our Enemy
The US factories that rely on Canadian steel, parts, energy, and expertise want President Trump not to make those inputs more expensive — and American producers less competitive.
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‘A Deal Written in Pencil’: Tariffs Are Erasing America’s Credibility
Canada strengthened its border, removed retaliatory tariffs, and got slapped with tariffs anyway. Global governments are learning that US commitments cannot be trusted.
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Economists Are Not Blind to the Full Range of Human Motivations
The fact that economists describe consumption as an end does not mean they dismiss humanity’s higher purposes.
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Free Trade: The Consensus Is Growing
What economists have argued for generations is now reflected in public opinion: Americans see free trade as the better alternative to protectionism.
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Tariffs Didn’t Rebuild Factories. They Fueled a Lobbying Boom.
When government decides who pays and who is exempt, businesses rationally redirect resources from investment to lobbying and favor seeking.
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Judges Can Void a Tariff. They Can’t Rebuild Our Reputation.
The trust between America and its allies took generations to build and is being spent at a record pace.
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Manufacturing Surged When Tariffs Were Lifted
Tariffs raised costs and manufacturing jobs disappeared. Now, the administration is declaring victory for partially filling the hole it dug.
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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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Libertarianism’s Critics Bury Another Straw Man
Libertarianism doesn’t signal approval of vice, nor does free trade ignore struggling communities. Indifference is not the only alternative to coercion.
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Tariff Exemptions are Big Business for Big Business
A tariff may look like a uniform tax. In practice, exemptions give politically connected firms an advantage.
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Made in (North) America: Canada Is Not Our Enemy
The US factories that rely on Canadian steel, parts, energy, and expertise want President Trump not to make those inputs more expensive — and American producers less competitive.
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‘A Deal Written in Pencil’: Tariffs Are Erasing America’s Credibility
Canada strengthened its border, removed retaliatory tariffs, and got slapped with tariffs anyway. Global governments are learning that US commitments cannot be trusted.
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•
Economists Are Not Blind to the Full Range of Human Motivations
The fact that economists describe consumption as an end does not mean they dismiss humanity’s higher purposes.
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•
Free Trade: The Consensus Is Growing
What economists have argued for generations is now reflected in public opinion: Americans see free trade as the better alternative to protectionism.
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•
Tariffs Didn’t Rebuild Factories. They Fueled a Lobbying Boom.
When government decides who pays and who is exempt, businesses rationally redirect resources from investment to lobbying and favor seeking.
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•
Judges Can Void a Tariff. They Can’t Rebuild Our Reputation.
The trust between America and its allies took generations to build and is being spent at a record pace.