Trenton Hale

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Donald Trump Is Wrong about Tariffs and Mercantilism

03/20/2023 Mises Wire Trenton Hale

During the past few weeks, Donald Trump has been releasing some of his proposals if he were to win the election in 2024. While many of his positions pose great danger to personal liberty, such as his...

Meanwhile in Yemen, the US Government Supplies Weapons to Continue the Carnage

02/16/2023 Mises Wire Trenton Hale

Since 2014, the tiny country of Yemen has been devastated by the ongoing civil war following the Houthi takeover of the government. It only worsened in March 2015, when President Barack Obama began to...

Questioning the Military Necessity of Dropping Atomic Bombs on Japanese Cities

01/27/2023 Mises Wire Trenton Hale

One of the most devastating moments in American history took place on August 6 and August 9, 1945, with the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Approximately three hundred thousand civilians, forty...

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Questioning the Military Necessity of Dropping Atomic Bombs on Japanese Cities

02/08/2023 Trenton Hale

Americans often have defended the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as regrettable but necessary for ending World War II. The actual record tells us a much different story.

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