Free Trade
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Free Trade Straw Men
Few groups of policy pundits boast as many straw men slayers as does that of protectionists. Indeed, protectionists likely hold several world records for the number and variety of straw men whom they mow down and the frequency with which they perform this mowing.
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Can the Coronavirus End the Trade War?
China’s decision to lower the tariffs it earlier imposed on U.S. goods, largely in response to Trump administration tariffs aimed at China, will help refill shelves for Chinese consumers and assist producers as they struggle to regain footing.
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The Huge Difference Between Boris Johnson and Donald Trump
I have always thought that the comparison of United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson to US president Donald Trump was unfair to Johnson. And while admittedly I am no Boris Johnson expert, I do have his speech from February 3th to prove the injustice of the comparison. In fact, the more I read the speech,…
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The US Attack on China Does Not Deserve Public Support
Whenever a state wages war against another state, it generally exaggerates the harm that the other state has perpetrated against it.
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Boris Johnson’s Beautiful Celebration of Free Trade
In his February 3, 2020, speech at Greenwich, Johnson cited Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and Richard Coben, while paraphrasing Frederic Bastiat, casting shade on Trumpian tariff policy, blasting “bizarre autarkic rhetoric,” and pledging the UK to lead the world in free trade.
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The Bad Economics of Non-economists
It is inexcusable for people such as McCarthy to present themselves to the public as if they know the economics that they criticize with such cocksureness.
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The Surreal Logic of Trump’s Trade Deal
President Donald Trump’s tariffs-first trade policy against China has unequivocally harmed the majority of people and businesses in both countries since its inception just under two years ago. There’s the estimated $46 billion in new taxes directly paid by American businesses importing Chinese products, despite the president’s Twitter admonitions that the Chinese were paying the…
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Forget Exemptions: Grant Everyone Freedom from Tariffs
Instead of granting firms exemptions from the tariffs on a case-by-case basis, let’s grant everyone an exemption and get rid of the tariffs altogether.
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Conservatives Need To Lay Off the Protectionist Nonsense
Robinson wraps himself in Reagan’s greatness, while basically calling for the state to do something very un-Reagan like in the form of dictating to Wall Street and U.S. companies how they should operate, and how they should extricate themselves from a rapidly liberalizing nation.
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Tariff Protection and Big Steel’s Struggle
U.S. Steel’s recently announced plant closings and major employment cutbacks highlight how trade wars can end up hurting the very industries and firms they are supposed to help. They also highlight how the rest of society can struggle with the resulting chaos. The firm, which is somewhat synonymous with “Big Steel,” indicates it will lay off some…
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Free Trade Straw Men
Few groups of policy pundits boast as many straw men slayers as does that of protectionists. Indeed, protectionists likely hold several world records for the number and variety of straw men whom they mow down and the frequency with which they perform this mowing.
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Can the Coronavirus End the Trade War?
China’s decision to lower the tariffs it earlier imposed on U.S. goods, largely in response to Trump administration tariffs aimed at China, will help refill shelves for Chinese consumers and assist producers as they struggle to regain footing.
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•
The Huge Difference Between Boris Johnson and Donald Trump
I have always thought that the comparison of United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson to US president Donald Trump was unfair to Johnson. And while admittedly I am no Boris Johnson expert, I do have his speech from February 3th to prove the injustice of the comparison. In fact, the more I read the speech,…
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•
The US Attack on China Does Not Deserve Public Support
Whenever a state wages war against another state, it generally exaggerates the harm that the other state has perpetrated against it.
-
•
Boris Johnson’s Beautiful Celebration of Free Trade
In his February 3, 2020, speech at Greenwich, Johnson cited Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and Richard Coben, while paraphrasing Frederic Bastiat, casting shade on Trumpian tariff policy, blasting “bizarre autarkic rhetoric,” and pledging the UK to lead the world in free trade.
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•
The Bad Economics of Non-economists
It is inexcusable for people such as McCarthy to present themselves to the public as if they know the economics that they criticize with such cocksureness.
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•
The Surreal Logic of Trump’s Trade Deal
President Donald Trump’s tariffs-first trade policy against China has unequivocally harmed the majority of people and businesses in both countries since its inception just under two years ago. There’s the estimated $46 billion in new taxes directly paid by American businesses importing Chinese products, despite the president’s Twitter admonitions that the Chinese were paying the…
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•
Forget Exemptions: Grant Everyone Freedom from Tariffs
Instead of granting firms exemptions from the tariffs on a case-by-case basis, let’s grant everyone an exemption and get rid of the tariffs altogether.
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•
Conservatives Need To Lay Off the Protectionist Nonsense
Robinson wraps himself in Reagan’s greatness, while basically calling for the state to do something very un-Reagan like in the form of dictating to Wall Street and U.S. companies how they should operate, and how they should extricate themselves from a rapidly liberalizing nation.
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Tariff Protection and Big Steel’s Struggle
U.S. Steel’s recently announced plant closings and major employment cutbacks highlight how trade wars can end up hurting the very industries and firms they are supposed to help. They also highlight how the rest of society can struggle with the resulting chaos. The firm, which is somewhat synonymous with “Big Steel,” indicates it will lay off some…