America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world’s first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made…
President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are facing an avalanche of false criticism. Naysayers argue tariffs will raise prices, spark a trade war, and do nothing to bolster America’s military preparedness — the official rationale for…
21 November 2017 Mr. Harrison Cline Mr. Cline: Thanks for your e-mail. You support Pres. Trump’s protectionist policies because of your “lifelong allegiance to free markets and limited Government.” Your confidence in free markets leads you to conclude that the U.S. government…
21 November 2017 Mr. Kevin Kearns U.S. Business & Industry Council Mr. Kearns: Your recently updated essay, “Trump Must Confront Massive Institutional Free-Trade Bias in Order to Balance Trade, Create Jobs” (Huffington Post, Nov. 12) is a very poor performance….
Last Friday President Trump spoke to the National Association of Manufacturers, proclaiming how his newly-unveiled tax reform plan will restore American industry, bring jobs back to American workers, and end the “era of economic surrender.” President Trump appears to be…
Thomas Jefferson was an economic idiot. An import embargo he imposed as president cost the country something like 5 percent of gross domestic product, according to modern studies. But we remember his noble ideas, not his skills with a checkbook….
Most shoppers prefer to buy American. But given a choice between an American-made product and a cheaper import from China, Mexico, or another low wage country, they’ll go for the bargain. That’s one reason millions of American factory workers have lost…
President Trump asserts with patriotic fervor that his administration stands for America First, a commendable but somewhat ambiguous concept. What gives it meaning is the idea that Americans “buy American.” Presumably when facing consumer choices, Americans should look for a…
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it’s that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree…
As a radio talk show host, I’m used to hearing from my listeners, in addition to well-reasoned insights about news and issues of the day, occasional outbursts of misinformation and cult-like self-delusion. From 9/11 “truthers” and those who think that…
