The Abraham Accords Five Years Later
Four years of trade between Israel and these three Arab Muslim countries is encouraging thanks to the Abraham Accords.
Protectionism and Free Trade
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Of Tomatoes and Tariffs
Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables? Believe it or not, the US Supreme Court ruled on that question in 1893 in order to settle a tariff dispute over importation of tomatoes.
The Short-Lived German Free Trade Movement
John Prince Smith, a British national who settled in Germany, led a free-trade movement in that country in the mid-19th century. Unfortunately, his movement ultimately was overpowered by the rise of Bismarck's Realpolitik.
Napoleon’s Continental System and the Human Cost of Economic Warfare
In 1806 Napoleon issued the Berlin Decree, laying out his Continental System he hoped would starve Great Britain into submission through blockades and anti-trade policies. In the end, smuggling and outright avoidance of the law brought down his system and his empire.
Book Review: Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy
David Gordon reviews Quinn Slobodian's Crack-Up Capitalism. Slobodian’s obsession with the evils of competition, which he considers a race to the bottom, is so great that it leads him to dismiss commonplace observations that everyone knows to be true.
Book Review: Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word
Chris Calton reviews Michael Sonenscher's Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word. The book meanders through abstract associations to claim that the division of labor is “worse” than capitalism without providing context or engaging with real historical developments.
Book Review: Cronyism: Liberty Versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849
Tom DiLorenzo reviews Patrick Newman's Cronyism: Liberty Versus Power in Early America, 1607–1849. The book posits that early American history is best understood as a struggle between mercantilist elites seeking to plunder the people and libertarians advocating economic freedom.
Murray Rothbard on the US Embargo on Cuba
The US Cuban embargo continues, to the detriment of both countries. Not surprisingly, Murray Rothbard had strong opinions on the embargo, as he believed that US policies not only were self-defeating, but were outright harmful.
The Tariff Question in the Antebellum South
While many historians claim slavery was the sole cause of the Civil War, they are overlooking the role of tariffs in creating the economic and political divides between North and South before the war began.
A Simple Solution to the Tariff Wars
No country needs the approval of others to adopt free trade. No harm and much benefit can accrue to the citizens of either country.
