Free Trade
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Coffee Business: Beans, Houses, and the Great Enrichment
From the Ottoman Empire to the modern Starbucks, coffee seems to power entrepreneurship and innovation.
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The Hard Truth About the Abolition of Slavery
Guided by Enlightenment principles and Christian teachings, abolitionist leaders confronted slavery despite entrenched economic interests, political pressures, and societal norms—and changed the world.
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‘Emergency’ Tariffs (Mostly) Struck Down
A Federal Circuit Court affirmed the Court of International Trade’s ruling: the President has no authority to extend “trade emergencies.”
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Only Lobbying and Self-Deception Can Keep Tariffs Alive
Tariffs exploit humans’ self-deception and willful ignorance, making feel-good patriotism into a cover story for rent-seeking, favoritism, and graft.
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Are We Doomed to Repeat Economic History, Even When We Know It?
Tariffs, war, fascism… if those in power won’t heed warnings, we’re all stuck repeating history.
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Why Even Progressive Economists Are Finally Warming to Free Markets
After a bizarre era of anti-theory, new data are nudging economists back toward free markets, beginning with an apology from econ blogger Noah Smith.
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Trump’s 39% Tariff on Gold: Revenue Grab or Prelude to Revaluation?
The new levy rattled global markets, but that may be just the beginning. History teaches us to be wary when the government targets gold.
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Tariffs Tanked GDP, Not Imports
Spending on imports is not included in GDP. But the impact of tariffs, which reduce imports, can be seen clearly in new GDP data.
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Trump’s Trade War Undermines the Dollar’s Global Reserve Status
The president wants foreigners to hold investment dollars, and to spend those very same dollars buying US exports. It can’t be done.
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Ontario’s Proposed Special Economic Zones Underscore Regulatory Harm Everywhere Else
Relaxing regulations in just a few places is a kind of favoritism. Why not extend the benefits to the whole province?
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Coffee Business: Beans, Houses, and the Great Enrichment
From the Ottoman Empire to the modern Starbucks, coffee seems to power entrepreneurship and innovation.
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•
The Hard Truth About the Abolition of Slavery
Guided by Enlightenment principles and Christian teachings, abolitionist leaders confronted slavery despite entrenched economic interests, political pressures, and societal norms—and changed the world.
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•
‘Emergency’ Tariffs (Mostly) Struck Down
A Federal Circuit Court affirmed the Court of International Trade’s ruling: the President has no authority to extend “trade emergencies.”
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Only Lobbying and Self-Deception Can Keep Tariffs Alive
Tariffs exploit humans’ self-deception and willful ignorance, making feel-good patriotism into a cover story for rent-seeking, favoritism, and graft.
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Are We Doomed to Repeat Economic History, Even When We Know It?
Tariffs, war, fascism… if those in power won’t heed warnings, we’re all stuck repeating history.
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Why Even Progressive Economists Are Finally Warming to Free Markets
After a bizarre era of anti-theory, new data are nudging economists back toward free markets, beginning with an apology from econ blogger Noah Smith.
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•
Trump’s 39% Tariff on Gold: Revenue Grab or Prelude to Revaluation?
The new levy rattled global markets, but that may be just the beginning. History teaches us to be wary when the government targets gold.
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•
Tariffs Tanked GDP, Not Imports
Spending on imports is not included in GDP. But the impact of tariffs, which reduce imports, can be seen clearly in new GDP data.
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•
Trump’s Trade War Undermines the Dollar’s Global Reserve Status
The president wants foreigners to hold investment dollars, and to spend those very same dollars buying US exports. It can’t be done.
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•
Ontario’s Proposed Special Economic Zones Underscore Regulatory Harm Everywhere Else
Relaxing regulations in just a few places is a kind of favoritism. Why not extend the benefits to the whole province?