Tariff supporters claim that implementing tariffs will result in new jobs at home. What they fail to point out is that many people depend upon imports for work. The tariffs on Canadian aluminum imports are a case in point.
In The General Theory, J.M. Keynes allegedly “discredited” Say‘s Law. Of course, Keynes actually debunked a straw man that was a caricature of what Say actually wrote. It‘s time to set the record straight.
By their nature, free markets promote harmony between people and increase overall standards of living. This view is radically different from the ones promoted by Marxists who believe that only “class interests” matter.
International trade is the topic du jour. Mark Thornton shares his recent presentation on a timely and important book featuring many of your favorite authors.
Richard Cobden was a British champion of laissez-faire who served in Parliament. While there, he led to successful campaign to repeal the Corn Laws, which led to British free trade.
Lack of products that precisely match skin tones are often said to be evidence of “white privilege,” yet the market division of labor provides the basis for very specific goods and services.
An enduring myth among American historians is that President Hoover‘s response to the Depression was to let the free market work. This is totally false.
By their nature, free markets promote harmony between people and increase overall standards of living. This view is radically different from the ones promoted by Marxists who believe that only “class interests” matter.
This week in Friday Philosophy, David Gordon reviews The Tariff Superstition: Why Protectionism Always Fails and Who Really Pays the Price by Marcel Kedosa, who levies devastating arguments against protective tariffs, sometimes using the same arguments used by Murray Rothbard.
President Trump claims that tariffs built American wealth. The truth is that tariffs cannot build wealth at all, only destroy it.
