Protectionist Trade Policy Picks Winners and Makes Us All Losers
President Trump recently threatened to impose over $200 billion in new tariffs-on products ranging from car parts and purses to […]
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How Should We Think About Public Policy Proposals? Government-By-Unicorn
In one of my favorite articles in recent years, my friend, mentor, and sometimes-internet troll Michael Munger pointed out that […]
Socialist Policy Tanked Venezuela’s Economy, Not Falling Oil Prices
Left-wing commentators are struggling to come to grips with Venezuela’s economic collapse. In early August, Stanford University professor Terry Lynn […]
Free Trade Is the Best Policy, No Matter What
Today’s quotation of the day is from Albert Gallatin’s January 1832 essay, “Memorial of the Committee of the Free Trade […]
The Feds Should Leave Gambling Policy to the States
Gambling Policy In late 2011, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memo in response to a federal court ruling […]
Socialist Policy Tanked Venezuela’s Economy, Not Falling Oil Prices
Left-wing commentators are struggling to come to grips with Venezuela’s economic collapse. In early August, Stanford University professor Terry Lynn […]
The Real Scandal Is the EPA’s Diesel Policy, Not Volkswagen
You’ve probably heard about the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The official story is that engineers at VW faked emissions test results […]
US Immigration Policy Is Driving Away Talent Every Day
As the economy in Spain sputters along at a fraction of its potential, some of the enlightened in its political […]