industrial policy
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Deaths from Despair: Is Globalization a Health Risk?
Claims that NAFTA increased deaths among manufacturing workers overlook a key reality: most job loss stems from productivity gains, not trade.
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Can Trump’s Maritime Plan Save America’s Struggling Shipyards?
America’s shipbuilding troubles did not begin with foreign rivals — and they will not be solved by taxing them.
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Is Silicon Valley Shifting Right, Or Just Toward Power?
The tech industry’s growing dependence on government contracts and its fear of a ‘billionaire’ tax are reshaping political terrain.
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But What About China? A Response to Tariff Advocates
Erratic tariff policy is alienating our allies, weakening exactly the coalition we’d need to address Beijing’s behavior.
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India’s Aviation Meltdown Reveals Hazards of Command-and-Control
Concentrated markets and micromanaging regulators can turn a policy change into systemic failure. Rules matter, but the cost is resilience.
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Nuclear Power Needs Realism, Freedom
Decades of subsidies, regulation, and unmet promises have left nuclear power costly and uncompetitive.
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What Do Consumers Know That GDP Aggregates Don’t?
Rising costs, reduced mobility, and policy uncertainty may explain why households feel squeezed even when headline growth is good.
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Tariffs and the New Economic Lysenkoism
The issue is not whether tariffs are good or bad, but whether economic research can proceed without fear of reprisal when its findings prove inconvenient.
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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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The Myth That Foreigners Pay Our Tariffs
The costs of tariffs are always shared — and domestic citizens inevitably bear a significant portion of the burden.
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Deaths from Despair: Is Globalization a Health Risk?
Claims that NAFTA increased deaths among manufacturing workers overlook a key reality: most job loss stems from productivity gains, not trade.
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•
Can Trump’s Maritime Plan Save America’s Struggling Shipyards?
America’s shipbuilding troubles did not begin with foreign rivals — and they will not be solved by taxing them.
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•
Is Silicon Valley Shifting Right, Or Just Toward Power?
The tech industry’s growing dependence on government contracts and its fear of a ‘billionaire’ tax are reshaping political terrain.
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•
But What About China? A Response to Tariff Advocates
Erratic tariff policy is alienating our allies, weakening exactly the coalition we’d need to address Beijing’s behavior.
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•
India’s Aviation Meltdown Reveals Hazards of Command-and-Control
Concentrated markets and micromanaging regulators can turn a policy change into systemic failure. Rules matter, but the cost is resilience.
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•
Nuclear Power Needs Realism, Freedom
Decades of subsidies, regulation, and unmet promises have left nuclear power costly and uncompetitive.
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•
What Do Consumers Know That GDP Aggregates Don’t?
Rising costs, reduced mobility, and policy uncertainty may explain why households feel squeezed even when headline growth is good.
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•
Tariffs and the New Economic Lysenkoism
The issue is not whether tariffs are good or bad, but whether economic research can proceed without fear of reprisal when its findings prove inconvenient.
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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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•
The Myth That Foreigners Pay Our Tariffs
The costs of tariffs are always shared — and domestic citizens inevitably bear a significant portion of the burden.