Protectionism and Free Trade

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Ryan McMaken

From free trade to cutting welfare, here are four ways to improve immigration policy that don't make government more intrusive in our lives.

Ryan McMaken

So long as he uses a "national security" ploy, a president can raise taxes without so much as a debate in Congress. 

Carmen Elena Dorobăț

International trade hasn’t had a very good time lately. The outlook is bleak indeed, but it’s not the first time, nor will it be the last.

Ryan McMaken

Economic globalism — which is a wonderful thing — is something quite different from the highly suspect agenda of political globalism. 

Alasdair Macleod

Chinese plans for east Africa, the Indian Ocean, and a huge Eurasian trade zone make American tariffs a lessening problem for the Chinese state.

Andrew Moran

America's thriving energy sector has boomed in part thanks to inexpensive foreign steel. 

Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Protectionism may provide some short-term benefits to a small number of special interests, but at much greater costs to the rest of society.

Richard M. Ebeling

What America is facing are the illogical trade policies of an economically illiterate president in the White House. 

Frank Shostak

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.