by Dan Mitchell | Aug 28, 2018 | Blogs, Trade
During America’s early history, trade taxes were the major source of government revenue, but they were “revenue tariffs” rather than “protectionist tariffs.” Lawmakers didn’t necessarily want to block imports. This was before America was plagued by an income tax and...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 24, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Donald Trump wants to make protectionism great again. Bernie Sanders wants to make socialism great again. And if we continue with sarcastic headlines, Elizabeth Warren wants to make cronyism great again. She has a plan, which she explained in a column for the Wall...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 26, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
I very much suspect Obama partisans and Trump partisans won’t like this column, but the sad reality is that both Obamacare and Trump’s protectionism have a lot in common. In both cases, government is limiting the freedom of buyers and sellers to engage in unfettered...
by Dan Mitchell | May 24, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by CNSNews.com on May 23, 2018. Conservative policymakers are all-too-familiar with the problems associated with government contractors ripping off taxpayers. Look no further than the $464 million Healthcare.gov website that became an $824 million...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | May 20, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Daily Caller on May 19, 2018. At a time when victories against cronyism seem few and far between, consumers have a new reason to celebrate with the announcement that the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached an...
