Economics
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Dirty Hands vs. Decentralized Producerism: The Populist Logic Behind Trump’s Tariffs
The costs associated with “industry jobs” are high and tangible — and never paid by the elites who want to “bring them back.”
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Adam Smith vs. the Tariff State: A Timeless Case for Free Trade
Adam Smith’s principles, far more than Trump’s passions, are attuned to the principles of human flourishing.
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Congress Must Take Back Control Over Tariffs
Allowing the president to wield emergency powers for economic purposes undermines the separation of powers that the Constitution was designed to protect.
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Are Americans Worse Off Since NAFTA? The Data Say No
We Americans have gotten richer as we’ve run trade deficits and since NAFTA took effect as well as since China joined the WTO.
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Victor David Hanson and his Smoot-Hawley Strawman
Economists don’t claim that tariffs caused the Great Depression, but tariffs make bad times worse.
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Credit Markets on Edge as Tariff Pressure Builds
Tariffs rocked corporate earnings expectations, raising credit default risks. Even safe havens provide little relief from the chaos to come.
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The Root of Totalitarianism is Social Engineering
Planners who want to ‘perfect’ society often resort to coercion to impose their preferred outcomes. The result has been unthinkable government violence and cruelty.
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Hope for Some Sanity on Licensing Reform
Licensing is very costly to consumers and aspiring workers. Do you really need 1500 hours of training and state approval to cut hair?
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Trade Is Not a Light Switch: Why Cutting Global Ties Will Leave Long-Lasting Scars
The damage done by Trump’s tariffs is not some transient dip in output or a blip in prices. It is a structural downgrade in our capacity to create.
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The Problem With Wellbeing Economics
Wellbeing economics wants to centralize power to make everyone happy, whether they like it or not.
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Dirty Hands vs. Decentralized Producerism: The Populist Logic Behind Trump’s Tariffs
The costs associated with “industry jobs” are high and tangible — and never paid by the elites who want to “bring them back.”
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•
Adam Smith vs. the Tariff State: A Timeless Case for Free Trade
Adam Smith’s principles, far more than Trump’s passions, are attuned to the principles of human flourishing.
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•
Congress Must Take Back Control Over Tariffs
Allowing the president to wield emergency powers for economic purposes undermines the separation of powers that the Constitution was designed to protect.
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•
Are Americans Worse Off Since NAFTA? The Data Say No
We Americans have gotten richer as we’ve run trade deficits and since NAFTA took effect as well as since China joined the WTO.
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•
Victor David Hanson and his Smoot-Hawley Strawman
Economists don’t claim that tariffs caused the Great Depression, but tariffs make bad times worse.
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•
Credit Markets on Edge as Tariff Pressure Builds
Tariffs rocked corporate earnings expectations, raising credit default risks. Even safe havens provide little relief from the chaos to come.
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•
The Root of Totalitarianism is Social Engineering
Planners who want to ‘perfect’ society often resort to coercion to impose their preferred outcomes. The result has been unthinkable government violence and cruelty.
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•
Hope for Some Sanity on Licensing Reform
Licensing is very costly to consumers and aspiring workers. Do you really need 1500 hours of training and state approval to cut hair?
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•
Trade Is Not a Light Switch: Why Cutting Global Ties Will Leave Long-Lasting Scars
The damage done by Trump’s tariffs is not some transient dip in output or a blip in prices. It is a structural downgrade in our capacity to create.
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•
The Problem With Wellbeing Economics
Wellbeing economics wants to centralize power to make everyone happy, whether they like it or not.