Jeff Sessions is Wrong: Nothing is “Settled”
Can political arrangements be dissolved peacefully? Legally? At the ballot box? By any mechanism short of outright violence and civil war?
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The Political Economy of Protectionism
Protectionism may provide some short-term benefits to a small number of special interests, but at much greater costs to the rest of society.
Trump’s First Big Economic Mistake
A tariff is a tax on imports. That tax is paid by every American who buys the now-more-expensive product.
Public Labor Unions Are Getting Desperate
Unions' traditional arguments are increasingly seen as faulty, so unions are falling back on ever-sketchier claims about their alleged benefits.
The End of Cheap Debt Will Bring a Wave of Bankruptcies
Even with falling interest rates and high liquidity, there have been spectacular bankruptcies, so imagine what can happen when rates rise.
Thomas Hardy Shows Us The Horror of War vs. The Beauty of Trade
Markets and trade offer far more benefit for ordinary people than participation in the state's wars.
Why Politicians so Often Fail to Protect the Property Rights of the Poor
Throughout US history, government agents have often discarded "pure" property rights in favor of "development."
Doctors’ Prescriptions Remain a Key Driver Behind Opiate Addiction
Widespread physician pushing of opioids — combined with government regulations — have increased the most unsafe uses of opioids.
Why Banking Is No Ordinary Industry
Special powers to inflate the money supply — granted by the state — make banking unlike other private industries.
Trump’s Protectionist Follies Threaten a Trade War
What America is facing are the illogical trade policies of an economically illiterate president in the White House.
