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Bastiat’s “Candlemakers’ Petition” Reveals the Folly of Protectionism, Tariffs
Michael Chapman Frédéric Bastiat (1801–1850) (Image: LefontQ on Wikimedia Commons.) To understand the folly of protectionism, including the use of…
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Benjamin Anderson (1949): The Crowning Financial Folly of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Alan Reynolds (Photo: historyonthenet.com) Benjamin M. Anderson was a legendary Austrian economist at Chase National Bank from 1929 to 1939,…
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Your Body Is Not Government Property
Jeffrey A. Singer Today, the Cato Institute is releasing my new book, Your Body, Your Health Care—a defense of your…
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The Mysterious Transformation of Peter Navarro
Thomas A. Firey The bitter reaction by economists and Wall Street to the Trump administration’s new tariff regime has put…
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Postal Services Going Extinct
Chris Edwards President Trump’s anti-market impulses are taking center stage this week with his damaging tariff policies. But the president…
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We Have a Bad Globalization Narrative, Not Bad Economics
Kyle Handley Recent critiques of international economics may surprise many actual economists. The latest rap against my profession is that…
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Pass-Through Deduction Wins Worst Tax Expenditure
Adam N. Michel After five rounds of voting, the pass-through tax deduction was chosen as the worst tax expenditure. The…
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Punishing Drug Use: The Failure of Coercive Policies in Colorado
Jeffrey A. Singer In 2019, Colorado lawmakers reduced possession of up to four grams of most controlled substances to a misdemeanor.…
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The Place of Family and Religion in Civil Society
Erec Smith On March 25, Free Black Thought live-streamed a forum hosted by TakeCharge, a nonprofit committed to demonstrating that America…
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If the Office of Civil Rights Is Removed from the Department of Education, Where Should It Go?
Neal McCluskey As discussion about ending the US Department of Education continues, we now look at where to put civil…
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