Tag Archives: Protectionism

Econ 101: Trade deficits

Posted on March 17, 2018 by

Responding to critics of the administration’s proposed steel and aluminum tariffs, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stated on CNBC: “I think this is scare tactics by the people who want the status quo, the people who have given away jobs in … Continue reading →

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Immigrants from Hell

Posted on January 20, 2018 by

What immigration policies best serve the national interests of the United States? Every country on the face of the earth has citizens whose intelligence, enterprise, and moral character range from 0 to 10. In poorly governed countries, we might call … Continue reading →

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What do Trump supporters want?

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

Dear Jeff (Giesea), Thank you for reaching out to non-Trump supporters in the search for dialog and better understanding. I fully agree with you that we need civil discussion, which requires assuming the good intentions of those across the table. … Continue reading →

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Emigration and Immigration

Posted on August 23, 2016 by

During the height of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall was built to keep the citizens of East Germany from leaving. We cheered as it and similar barriers to emigration from the Soviet to the Free World fell in 1989. … Continue reading →

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Fairness or Envy?

Posted on March 11, 2016 by

After many decades of impressive and relatively steady increases in the standard of living (increases in real per capital income) of all quintiles of the American income distribution, since 2000 all quintiles have lost ground. In the run up to … Continue reading →

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