Protectionism and Free Trade

A bedrock of Austrian economics and libertarianism has been free trade. Unfortunately, some people who claim to value liberty no longer value unhampered exchange.

The Murray N. Rothbard Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Steven and Cassandra Torello.

How do people in a pluralistic society live peacefully with each other? In his review of Kenneth McIntyre's book, David Gordon points to negative liberty as the best way to preserve values.

The Ludwig von Mises Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Yousif Almoayyed.

When he was president, Donald Trump raised tariff rates, promising it would revitalize American production. It was a costly boondoggle.

President Biden's call for more protectionism isn't aimed improving the US economy. Instead, it is about creating a war-footing autarky.

President Biden's recent call to "buy American" is doomed to failure, just like all other protectionist schemes.

President Biden's call for more protectionism isn't aimed improving the US economy. Instead, it is about creating a war-footing autarky.

President Biden's recent call to "buy American" is doomed to failure, just like all other protectionist schemes.

Joe Biden likes taxes. So it should hardly be surprising that Biden has also embraced protectionism and is anti free-trade, which is fundamentally a pro-tax position.