Free Trade
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This Is How Trade Wars Happen
In a political sense, Trump might be onto something, temporarily, in the most cynical way. It is very easy for the hoi polloi to think in terms of national collectives. It’s us vs them, our guys vs. their guys. The trouble is that the world is no longer organized primarily along these nationalistic lines. We…
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The Long Life of the Mercantile State
The goal of feeding the power of the chief executive is always the core motivation of all forms of mercantilism, whether in the 17th century, the interwar years, or our own times.
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Tariffs: A History of Repeated Failure
A simple trip down memory lane, specifically the 1930s, paints a lurid image of what could potentially occur if this far-reaching tariff policy is actually implemented.
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International Trade: Freedom Beats Arbitrary Rule
It’s been a beautiful thing to observe the wonderful effects of the tax cuts and deregulation of the last year. The tariffs take us off this clear path to the goal. The only question remains: is this a cul-de-sac or a u-turn? My own hope is that the political posturing is over in this one…
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So Much for Tax Cuts and Deregulation
And this isn’t only about the price of beer (you won’t say “dilly dilly” to $2 Bud Lights). It is about cars, computers, homes, offices, fixtures, and countless other items you use every day. The costs could very easily take away all the benefits accrued from income and corporate tax cuts. It also makes a…
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Trump The Redistributor
Corporations and many households rightfully celebrated when the Trump administration led the way in cutting their taxes. Now, the administration is in effect clawing at least a little of that tax cut back in the name of increasing the profitability of two ailing American industries.
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Pro-Trade Economists Helped Elect Trump the Protectionist
Economists tend to minimize those people who are hurt in the short run by free trade, but they’re hard to ignore as a political voting bloc.
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We Are the True Liberals
In the 19th century liberalism was used to describe the people who believed in liberty, a creed unifying the belief in free markets with the beliefs in freedom of speech and the press.
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Why Is the United States Blockading Hawaii?
The Jones Act prevents Hawaii from prospering from free trade.
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Is “Free Trade” Free?
Those who support free markets and less government intervention sometimes have different perspectives when it comes to “free trade.”
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This Is How Trade Wars Happen
In a political sense, Trump might be onto something, temporarily, in the most cynical way. It is very easy for the hoi polloi to think in terms of national collectives. It’s us vs them, our guys vs. their guys. The trouble is that the world is no longer organized primarily along these nationalistic lines. We…
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The Long Life of the Mercantile State
The goal of feeding the power of the chief executive is always the core motivation of all forms of mercantilism, whether in the 17th century, the interwar years, or our own times.
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•
Tariffs: A History of Repeated Failure
A simple trip down memory lane, specifically the 1930s, paints a lurid image of what could potentially occur if this far-reaching tariff policy is actually implemented.
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•
International Trade: Freedom Beats Arbitrary Rule
It’s been a beautiful thing to observe the wonderful effects of the tax cuts and deregulation of the last year. The tariffs take us off this clear path to the goal. The only question remains: is this a cul-de-sac or a u-turn? My own hope is that the political posturing is over in this one…
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•
So Much for Tax Cuts and Deregulation
And this isn’t only about the price of beer (you won’t say “dilly dilly” to $2 Bud Lights). It is about cars, computers, homes, offices, fixtures, and countless other items you use every day. The costs could very easily take away all the benefits accrued from income and corporate tax cuts. It also makes a…
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•
Trump The Redistributor
Corporations and many households rightfully celebrated when the Trump administration led the way in cutting their taxes. Now, the administration is in effect clawing at least a little of that tax cut back in the name of increasing the profitability of two ailing American industries.
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Pro-Trade Economists Helped Elect Trump the Protectionist
Economists tend to minimize those people who are hurt in the short run by free trade, but they’re hard to ignore as a political voting bloc.
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•
We Are the True Liberals
In the 19th century liberalism was used to describe the people who believed in liberty, a creed unifying the belief in free markets with the beliefs in freedom of speech and the press.
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Why Is the United States Blockading Hawaii?
The Jones Act prevents Hawaii from prospering from free trade.
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Is “Free Trade” Free?
Those who support free markets and less government intervention sometimes have different perspectives when it comes to “free trade.”