How to Look at Tariffs
Political boundaries of nations may be important for other reasons, but they have no economic meaning whatever. The upshot is that protectionism is not only nonsense, but dangerous nonsense.
Protectionism and Free Trade
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Week in Review: July 8, 2017
Sometimes, "it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another."
Trump’s Maoist Steel Obsession
The wealth of nations is not measured in steel, or in the number of people who make it domestically.
Teaching “Tips”: An Economic & Pedagogical Defense of Gratuities
Join us at the Mises Institute at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, 22 June, as Anthony Gill presents a free lecture on the norm of tipping.
Trump Turns Back the Clock With Cold War Cuba U-Turn
President Trump said Friday that his new policy would be nothing short of “regime change” for Cuba.
Week in Review: June 17, 2017
One might now say monetary policy has progressed from a policy of "ultra low" rates to simply a policy of low rates.
With Cuba Policy, Trump Strikes Another Blow Against Economic Freedom
As with all US-imposed trade restrictions, efforts to restrict trade with Cuba involves destroying the property rights of Americans.
Let’s Fully Deregulate the Airline Industry
US airlines and their workers are motivated to get the government to protect them as a special interest group at a cost to consumers as a whole.
Manchester Liberalism is the Answer to Terrorism
The classical liberals knew the only way to avoid the cycle of war is to oppose imperialism and to advocate peaceful commerce between nations.
To Lower Health Care Costs, Try Freedom
Prices have fallen in many areas of healthcare that are reliant on cash transactions and more market competition.
