While it’s frequently said that “all economists” agree on the good of free trade, the on-the-ground reality is quite a bit different. University of Maryland professor Peter Morici is but one of many members of the profession who is spooked by free exchange among individuals. To wade through his op-eds is to read someone who […]
To hear [Donald] Trump and [Bernie] Sanders talk, America is getting beat up. A lot. According to Trump, we are losing to China. To Mexico. To ISIS. To NATO. To political correctness. According to Sanders, we are losing to the 1 percent. To big corporations. To climate change. To free markets. According to both, we […]
If I were moderating a GOP presidential debate, I might ask a question like this: India’s Tata Steel has announced plans to sell or shutter its British operations. The UK business directly employs 15,000 workers with, I assume, those jobs supporting many thousands of others. It’s another indication that British steel-making is in permanent decline. […]
Who is Donald Trump? Right now he is the GOP’s front runner. He is a businessman. He has been a reality TV host. He has been in the news for years, and he is news today. But what does a Donald Trump policy agenda look like? It is unclear. First, a look at his campaign […]
Last week’s GOP debate began with a series of questions about trade policy and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Donald Trump’s answer was thankfully short. Ted Cruz, however, had a lot to say in an apparent attempt to convince people that he, too, favors economically wrongheaded protectionism. Here’s his response to a question about the Trans-Pacific Partnership: […]