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Bob discusses common talking points that pro-free-trade economists often use when making the case against tariffs.
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Bob discusses common talking points that pro-free-trade economists often use when making the case against tariffs.
Now threatening citizens for what they post online, one would hardly believe that England had once possessed a hard-won tradition of limited government and...
The gold standard hampers the growth of government power, which helps people more effectively fight bad policy.
By misusing statistics, the government claims that racial disparities are always caused by racial discrimination and that these disparities can only be rectified by...
Economic mythology said governments must regulate markets to prevent monopolies. In reality, it is the government regulation itself that creates monopolies, which do not...
Commonsense safety measures are being replaced in our working culture by an impossible “no risk” standard. A culture of “can do” is replaced by...
While protecting “intellectual property” has a good sound to it — even among libertarians — such policies are harmful to authentic property rights. We...
The Washington political establishment’s uniform condemnation of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump does not square with the apocalyptic rhetoric they have used to...
Economic laws represent the real world. They are not ideologies or objects of worship. These laws are not the product of an ideological wish...
Issues of immigration are complex. The current system of open borders, detention and expanding access to welfare is destructive to our body politic. We...
Instead of the usual claptrap that characterizes most graduation speeches, someone needs to give a speech that defends liberty and tells the truth about...
Prompted by a listener request, Bob gives the standard economic analysis of tariffs and other types of taxes.
Paul Krugman once claimed that inflation was necessary for relative income equality. The truth is that inflation, by creating winners and losers, increases and...
The great train wreck seems to be happening. Mark Thornton shares his latest guesses and outlook.