trade policy
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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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No, We Weren’t Ripped Off: Debunking the Myth of Trade Victimhood
The emotional narrative of trade partners “laughing at us” is economically irrational, and acting on it only impoverishes us.
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Reagan’s Trade Gamble: The Story Behind the Voluntary Export Restraints
Reagan’s attempts to suppress car prices ultimately made US-made cars less competitive and reduced employment in American factories.
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Why Trump’s Copper Tariffs Will Hurt US Industry — and Help China
A sweeping 50 percent tariff with no timeline or exemptions risks weakening US industry and straining key trade ties.
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Despite Tariffs, Inflation Remained Low in May
The best the Fed can do (whether or not tariff shocks appear) is keep nominal spending on a stable trajectory.
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Three Goals for Trump’s Trade Negotiations
The President’s priorities should include low prices, international influence, and reduced risk of a global trade war.
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Canada’s Digital Services Tax is Unfair to the US — Congress Noticed
All countries imposing DSTs would be wise to abandon them, as they raise little revenue and drag down growth and innovation.
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Is the EU a Free Trade Zone?
Despite promises of integration, the European Union remains riddled with costly trade restrictions, including tariffs as high as Trump’s.
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Surprising Court Ruling Signals Trouble for Trump’s Tariffs
The ruling is welcome for free traders but unexpected, as significant precedent exists to allow the President to seize some of Congress’s duties.
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Trade Negotiations aren’t Chess, Poker, or Go. They’re Bridge.
Chess is zero-sum and strictly competitive. Trade is collaborative; its foundational principles are voluntary exchange and mutual advantage.
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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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•
No, We Weren’t Ripped Off: Debunking the Myth of Trade Victimhood
The emotional narrative of trade partners “laughing at us” is economically irrational, and acting on it only impoverishes us.
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•
Reagan’s Trade Gamble: The Story Behind the Voluntary Export Restraints
Reagan’s attempts to suppress car prices ultimately made US-made cars less competitive and reduced employment in American factories.
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•
Why Trump’s Copper Tariffs Will Hurt US Industry — and Help China
A sweeping 50 percent tariff with no timeline or exemptions risks weakening US industry and straining key trade ties.
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•
Despite Tariffs, Inflation Remained Low in May
The best the Fed can do (whether or not tariff shocks appear) is keep nominal spending on a stable trajectory.
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•
Three Goals for Trump’s Trade Negotiations
The President’s priorities should include low prices, international influence, and reduced risk of a global trade war.
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•
Canada’s Digital Services Tax is Unfair to the US — Congress Noticed
All countries imposing DSTs would be wise to abandon them, as they raise little revenue and drag down growth and innovation.
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•
Is the EU a Free Trade Zone?
Despite promises of integration, the European Union remains riddled with costly trade restrictions, including tariffs as high as Trump’s.
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Surprising Court Ruling Signals Trouble for Trump’s Tariffs
The ruling is welcome for free traders but unexpected, as significant precedent exists to allow the President to seize some of Congress’s duties.
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•
Trade Negotiations aren’t Chess, Poker, or Go. They’re Bridge.
Chess is zero-sum and strictly competitive. Trade is collaborative; its foundational principles are voluntary exchange and mutual advantage.