trade policy
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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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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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America Can’t Revive Manufacturing by Shunning Robots
America won’t outcompete China by restricting imports on robots. It will win by becoming the best place in the world to build and deploy them.
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Can Antitrust Regulators Learn to Trust Consumers?
Antitrust enforcement should preserve competition and respect consumer choice, not restrict both in pursuit of vague political goals.
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Where Have All the Conservatives Gone?
Left and right increasingly compete over how to wield government power rather than whether to limit it. Stephanie Slade’s ‘Fusionism’ asks whether liberty and restraint still have a constituency.
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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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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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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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America Can’t Revive Manufacturing by Shunning Robots
America won’t outcompete China by restricting imports on robots. It will win by becoming the best place in the world to build and deploy them.
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Can Antitrust Regulators Learn to Trust Consumers?
Antitrust enforcement should preserve competition and respect consumer choice, not restrict both in pursuit of vague political goals.
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Where Have All the Conservatives Gone?
Left and right increasingly compete over how to wield government power rather than whether to limit it. Stephanie Slade’s ‘Fusionism’ asks whether liberty and restraint still have a constituency.
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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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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.