Not much to cheer about this year.
Daily Analysis
How to Talk about Public Policy and Why It Matters
Don’t fixate on partisan labels.
Reagan’s Pro-Trade Wisdom
Reagan boldly defended free and open trade.
Trade and Creative Destruction
Creative destruction is the best part and worst part of capitalism.
The Economic Illiteracy of Tariff Man
An astounding collection of inaccurate and offensive statements in a single tweet.
The Economics of Trade, Specialization, and Comparative Advantage
We would all be miserably poor if we couldn’t trade.
The Economics of Trade Balances
Unfettered trade is good.
Trade Deficits (Mostly) Don’t Matter
There’s one key point to understand above all else.
NAFTA, USMCA, and Dodged Bullets
The new agreement largely tinkers with the status quo.
What Motivates the Left, Disdain for the Rich or a Desire to Help the Poor?
“They’d rather have the poor poorer provided the rich were less rich.”