by Dan Mitchell | May 18, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
I applaud profits. When entrepreneurs and companies earn money in a genuine free market, that’s a sign that they are providing value to customers. And the search for profit is a key driver of the innovation that makes us richer over time. Our...
by Dan Mitchell | May 8, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
When I debate with supporters of Trump’s protectionism, their most common talking point is that other nations take advantage of the United States because we allow their companies to sell goods and services without restriction. By contrast, they impose...
by Dan Mitchell | May 1, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
The good news is that the vast majority of Americans now have a favorable view of free trade. The bad news is that the person with the most power over trade policy is hostile because he doesn’t understand the issue, and that’s the topic of this new video....
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
I may be biased because I’m a public finance economist, but I’ve always viewed America’s convoluted tax code as the major source of political corruption in Washington. Politicians have spent the past 112 years getting campaign cash in exchange...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
This is Easter weekend, which means the world’s Christians will be focusing on the miracle of Jesus’ resurrection. Today’s column, however, is going to focus on a different kind of miracle. Trump’s blundering protectionism, according to new polling...
