The Difference Between Good Globalism and Bad Globalism
Economic globalism — which is a wonderful thing — is something quite different from the highly suspect agenda of political globalism.
Protectionism and Free Trade
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China’s Plan to End Dependency on American Trade
Chinese plans for east Africa, the Indian Ocean, and a huge Eurasian trade zone make American tariffs a lessening problem for the Chinese state.
Trump’s Tariff May End America’s Energy Boom
America's thriving energy sector has boomed in part thanks to inexpensive foreign steel.
The Political Economy of Protectionism
Protectionism may provide some short-term benefits to a small number of special interests, but at much greater costs to the rest of society.
Trump’s Protectionist Follies Threaten a Trade War
What America is facing are the illogical trade policies of an economically illiterate president in the White House.
Trump’s Tariffs Are a Tax on Americans
Employers that rely on aluminum and steel will now have to pay more for those resources, meaning workers will see lower wages and less hiring.
Trump’s Solar Tariffs Are Bad, but so Are Solar Subsidies
The U.S. firms that are the direct “losers” of the new solar tariffs have benefited for years from favorable tax treatment.
John Stuart Mill and the New Liberalism
Much of the confusion prevailing in the historical study of liberalism can be traced to John Stuart Mill, whose importance is greatly overstated.
Thanks, Government — Nearly Half of Puerto Rico Is Still without Power
Governments continue to place obstacles in the way of the private-sector people who are inclined to help.
The Hanseatic League: An “Empire” of Commerce
The prosperous League had no coherent political organization, and there was no clearly defined administrative center or a system for raising taxes.
