trade policy
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Semiconductor Giants with Tech-Industrial Ambitions
With CHIPS Act subsidies, acquisitions, and now federal ownership shares in Intel, semiconductor makers are accruing a lot of political power. That won’t be good news for technical innovation.
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Nigeria’s Shea Ban Backfires, Crushing Millions of Women Workers
The ban will no doubt be a windfall for some. But for millions of Nigerians, it could be devastating.
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Tariffs Rest on Distrust of Citizens
Protectionism assumes Americans are foolish, squandering opportunities and mismanaging their finances. Free trade reflects confidence in our ability to adapt, compete, and prosper.
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Tariffs Are Missing the Real Enemy: Yesterday’s Products
If protectionist logic is correct, the past is guilty of unfair competition that harms workers in factories making automobiles, batteries, lightbulbs, and other goods that are increasingly imported from the past.
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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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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Notches a Slight 0.10% Gain in July 2025
After a third delay of China tariffs, rising prices, delayed policy effects, and a weakening job market make the Fed’s path to rate cuts uncertain.
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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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Semiconductor Giants with Tech-Industrial Ambitions
With CHIPS Act subsidies, acquisitions, and now federal ownership shares in Intel, semiconductor makers are accruing a lot of political power. That won’t be good news for technical innovation.
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Nigeria’s Shea Ban Backfires, Crushing Millions of Women Workers
The ban will no doubt be a windfall for some. But for millions of Nigerians, it could be devastating.
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Tariffs Rest on Distrust of Citizens
Protectionism assumes Americans are foolish, squandering opportunities and mismanaging their finances. Free trade reflects confidence in our ability to adapt, compete, and prosper.
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•
Tariffs Are Missing the Real Enemy: Yesterday’s Products
If protectionist logic is correct, the past is guilty of unfair competition that harms workers in factories making automobiles, batteries, lightbulbs, and other goods that are increasingly imported from the past.
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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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•
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Notches a Slight 0.10% Gain in July 2025
After a third delay of China tariffs, rising prices, delayed policy effects, and a weakening job market make the Fed’s path to rate cuts uncertain.
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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.