Ronald Reagan deserves much praise for his stalwart commitment to free trade and lowering trade barriers. Even his most contentious policy—the Voluntary Export Restraint (VER) agreement with Japan—can be seen […]
The Jones Act has been a staple of the American political landscape for over one hundred years. It has also created many unintended consequences.
In this Explainer, we’ll seek to understand what tariffs are, who gets to set them, and under what conditions.
In 1979, Governor Ronald Reagan was getting ready for his third presidential campaign, having mounted a late challenge to Nixon in 1968 and directly challenging Ford in 1976. The reality […]
Prior to 1976, the United States experienced modest trade surpluses. Since then, the US has seen nothing but trade deficits.
“Perhaps Trump’s goal is simply to eliminate the federal income tax. If so, then he should advocate for doing that and only that. Eliminating the income tax would, in fact, make Americans richer in after-tax dollars.” ~David Hebert