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Phil Gramm and Donald Boudreaux explore the political implications of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy. The Trump administration is looking for an exit strategy from the most destructive parts of…
Phil Gramm and Donald Boudreaux explain how new tariffs would blunt other positive aspects of President-elect Trump’s economic policy. Donald Trump hopes to supercharge economic growth, restore manufacturing employment, and…
Editors at Issues and Insights examine misguided political attacks against so-called price gouging during emergency conditions. Government officials waste no time threatening to crack down on “price gouging” during catastrophic…
Phil Gramm and Donald Boudreaux discuss the high price of protectionist economic policies. Since Adam Smith debunked mercantilism in “The Wealth of Nations” (1776), the political appeal of trade protectionism has centered…
Phil Gramm and Donald Boudreaux pour cold water on one of former President Donald Trump’s worst ideas. ‘National conservative” protectionists portray themselves as the adults in the room. They allege…
All economies are planned, the conflict is between who gets to make the plans: individuals or a centralized few. A segment of conservatives are embracing “common good capitalism,” which is…
Nate Hochman writes at National Review Online about one significant factor in the growth of American homeschooling. Responding to my recent Corner post on the anti-homeschooling Left, George Mason University…
My latest piece for the American Institute for Economic Research discusses a critical shortcoming in Emily Oster’s October 31 essay in The Atlantic calling for a “pandemic amnesty.” Covid bullies…
Market decisions are voluntary and based in buyers and sellers exchanging their own property at prices they mutually agree upon — that is basic economics. Using executive orders, taxpayer money,…
Mike Munger and Terry Anderson say farewell to a great mind (hat tip to Don Boudreaux for linking to their piece). An excerpt: “Rick” Stroup was one of the founders…
After almost 18 years on N.C. airwaves, Carolina Journal Radio airs its final program this weekend. Andy Jackson explains how state lawmakers can take steps to prevent state agencies from…
By Don Boudreaux at Cafe Hayek. You should read the whole thing, but here’s an excerpt: I call for resistance. Serious resistance. Strong resistance. Meaningful resistance. Tell the governors, the…