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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 Great COVID Exodus: How the Pandemic Sparked a Tax Revolt
Americans are no longer afraid to uproot their lives in pursuit of greater freedom, efficiency, and dignity—and the COVID-19 pandemic is a big reason why.
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Can Some Deportations Promote Open Immigration and Protect Free Speech?
To achieve overall immigration liberalization, we are justified in keeping out those who would upend our constitutional order.
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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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Inside the Liberal Mind: The Tensions of Modern Political Thought
The liberal penchant for big projects is undermined by their love of regulations, something more people are noticing.
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Retaliatory Tariffs? Again?
President Trump’s recent tariffs show no familiarity with history, and little reassurance for those who hoped he understood capitalism and freedom.
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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 Great COVID Exodus: How the Pandemic Sparked a Tax Revolt
Americans are no longer afraid to uproot their lives in pursuit of greater freedom, efficiency, and dignity—and the COVID-19 pandemic is a big reason why.
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•
Can Some Deportations Promote Open Immigration and Protect Free Speech?
To achieve overall immigration liberalization, we are justified in keeping out those who would upend our constitutional order.
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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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•
Inside the Liberal Mind: The Tensions of Modern Political Thought
The liberal penchant for big projects is undermined by their love of regulations, something more people are noticing.
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•
Retaliatory Tariffs? Again?
President Trump’s recent tariffs show no familiarity with history, and little reassurance for those who hoped he understood capitalism and freedom.