Could Trump’s awful protectionism make people more favorable to trade?

Protectionism wasn’t the only reason for the Great Depression, but it played a big role.

The Hoover-Roosevelt policies were a failure that deepened and lengthened the Great Depression.

Big government “conservatives” are wrong about the New Deal.

Large tax increases preceded the Great Depression.

An unambiguously awful economic record.

It’s the cartoon version of Mitchell’s Law.

There they go again.

It’s difficult to promote good economic policy when some policy makers have a deeply flawed grasp of history. This is why I’ve tried to educate people, for instance, that government intervention bears the blame for the 2008 financial crisis, not capitalism or deregulation. Going back in time, I’ve also explained the truth about “sweatshops” and “robber barons.” […]

There have been many truly awful presidents elected in the United States, but if I had to pick my least favorite, I might choose Herbert Hoover. I obviously have disdain for Hoover’s big-government policies, but I also am extremely irritated that – as Jonah Goldberg explained – he allowed the left to create an utterly bogus narrative […]