Tariffs, Trade, and the Path to Prosperity: A Conversation with Thomas DiLorenzo
Mises Institute President Thomas DiLorenzo joins NTD News to break down the real impact of Trump's tariff policies.
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Tariffs, Capital Heterogeneity, and the Real Costs of Intervention: The Aluminum Example
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.
There’s Only One Possible Cause of the Next Recession, and It Isn’t Tariffs
While President Trump‘s tariffs certainly are causing economic harm, they alone could not cause a recession had there not already been years of artificial credit expansion.
Why We Need the Rule of Law
The presidency—by which I mean the executive State—is the sum total of American tyranny. The other branches of government, including the presidentially appointed Supreme Court, are mere adjuncts.
Devaluing the US Dollar: How to Make America Poorer Again
If devaluing the currency was a real measure of competitiveness, Argentina and Venezuela would be the most competitive nations on the planet.
Nineteenth Century Wisdom in the 21st Century: Bastiat on Tariffs and USAID
Frederic Bastiat is an often unsung hero of 19th-century economic thought. His lessons on freedom and trade are timeless and what he wrote nearly two centuries ago is still relevant today.
The Federal Government Did Not Create the States
Calhoun emphasized the principle that the states were sovereign and independent and not merely the creation of the federal government.
Will Trump End the Fed or Put Himself in Charge of It?
President Trump‘s recent assertions that the Fed should lower the discount rate puts him squarely in the middle of Fed politics and exposes the messy truth that the Fed is not an independent group of experts but rather a tool of the political system.
How Keynes Got Say Wrong—and Why It Matters Today
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.
Menger vs. MMT on the Origins of Money
Jonathan Newman joins Bob to explore the archaeological evidence for silver as money in ancient Mesopotamia, challenging Modern Monetary Theory and affirming Menger’s classic account of money’s market origins.
