trade policy
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The Endless Search for Emergency Tariff Authority
Courts have now rejected multiple attempts to justify sweeping tariffs. The next “emergency” justification (Section 338) may not fare any better.
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Can Socialists Support Commerce But Not Capitalism?
Many socialists condemn trade barriers while supporting bans on wage labor and private ownership. Can that logic be reconciled?
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Protectionism Won’t Feed North America: Don’t Scrap the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Calls to weaken or abandon USMCA overlook how interconnected US, Canadian, and Mexican agriculture has become. Trade barriers hurt farmers and families in all three nations.
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Greece’s 19th Century Currant Crisis: A Warning Against ‘Temporary’ Government Support
Greek intervention to “protect” farmers rendered a temporary crisis permanent.
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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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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rockets 2.5 Percent in March 2026
Household costs are rising faster than mainstream inflation gauges reveal. US military adventurism is hitting Americans hard.
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Fed Officials Face Diverging Mandates
Evidence suggests that inflation is relatively widespread, job creation has weakened, the Fed will likely hold the policy rate steady.
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China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind?
Can a state that suppresses intellectual freedom tolerate the open inquiry that AI innovation ultimately requires?
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The End of Pax Americana
America’s retreat from free trade is weakening the economic foundation that sustained Pax Americana for generations.
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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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The Endless Search for Emergency Tariff Authority
Courts have now rejected multiple attempts to justify sweeping tariffs. The next “emergency” justification (Section 338) may not fare any better.
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Can Socialists Support Commerce But Not Capitalism?
Many socialists condemn trade barriers while supporting bans on wage labor and private ownership. Can that logic be reconciled?
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Protectionism Won’t Feed North America: Don’t Scrap the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Calls to weaken or abandon USMCA overlook how interconnected US, Canadian, and Mexican agriculture has become. Trade barriers hurt farmers and families in all three nations.
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•
Greece’s 19th Century Currant Crisis: A Warning Against ‘Temporary’ Government Support
Greek intervention to “protect” farmers rendered a temporary crisis permanent.
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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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•
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rockets 2.5 Percent in March 2026
Household costs are rising faster than mainstream inflation gauges reveal. US military adventurism is hitting Americans hard.
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•
Fed Officials Face Diverging Mandates
Evidence suggests that inflation is relatively widespread, job creation has weakened, the Fed will likely hold the policy rate steady.
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•
China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind?
Can a state that suppresses intellectual freedom tolerate the open inquiry that AI innovation ultimately requires?
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•
The End of Pax Americana
America’s retreat from free trade is weakening the economic foundation that sustained Pax Americana for generations.
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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.