Free Trade
Reason’s 2025 Libertarian Gift Guide
Hello! Welcome to my Hallmark movie casting call. My vision is as follows. You: a busy careerist or parent or homemaker. The specifics aren't important, other than your main personality trait, which is "busy."…
Non-Paywalled Version of My Washington Examiner Article on “Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability”
NA The Cato Institute has posted a non-paywalled version of my recent Washington Examiner article on "Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability." I don't see a paywall blocking the article on the Examiner…
Trump’s $11 billion farm bailout proves that tariffs aren’t working
In a more serious presidential administration, the decision to spend $11 billion bailing out American farmers might inspire a moment of introspection. Why is such a bailout necessary? It could be that President Donald…
Trump tariffs have failed to reduce trade deficits
How should we assess whether President Donald Trump's tariffs have been effective? It's an important question—yet frustratingly difficult to answer. Trump has outlined overlapping, confusing, and sometimes competing…
My New Washington Examiner Article on “Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability”
Andrii Yalanskyi/Dreamstime.com Today, the Washington Examiner published my article on "Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability." Here is an excerpt: Affordability was the biggest issue in the 2025 off-year…
Populists Left and Right Say America Is Failing. The Facts Don’t.
Spend five minutes listening to the American left's most theatrical tribunes—Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.), or Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.)—and you'll probably hear tales of…
Trump’s tariffs are making crafting supplies harder to get
Dana Chadwell founded Chattanooga Yarn Company three years ago. She envisioned "a place to find fine yarns for hand knitting and crochet, and a place to build community around yarn crafting." It's been…
Trump’s $1.1 billion tax hike on toys and games
Asked in April about the potential consequences of hiking tariffs on nearly all American imports, President Donald Trump delivered a memorably blunt assessment. "Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30…
This Black Friday, thank globalization for affordable gifts
When the Christmas season comes around each year, we rack our brains for how best to show our care and consideration for our loved ones. Thankfully, capitalism and globalization have made it easier than ever to get gifts for…
How Washington made sugar costly and pushed America to corn syrup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd4f4H6ryqk With inflation on the rise again, it seems like everyone is looking for someone to blame for higher prices—from grocery stores to the current occupant of the White House. And while…
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