Protectionism
A temporary waiver of the Jones Act only illustrates why the law should be permanently trashed
The Trump administration has issued a 60-day waiver of a federal law that limits the number of ships allowed to carry goods between American ports. The move, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote in a post on…
This New York bill would protect lawyers from AI competition
If you're a New Yorker in trouble with the law, it might soon be impossible for you to consult your favorite chatbot for legal advice. Last week, the New York state Senate Internet and Technology Committee unanimously…
Kevin Roberts’ book ‘Dawn’s Early Light’ explains the Heritage Foundation meltdown
On a Thursday night in December, I got a breathless call from a Heritage Foundation senior scholar. John Malcolm and Jessica Reinsch, the director and a deputy director of the think tank's Meese Center for Legal and…
The Greenland fiasco shows the stock market is the ultimate check on Trump
After weeks of saber rattling, President Donald Trump announced that he would not use military force to annex Greenland during a Wednesday speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. While Trump has railed…
The GOP looks increasingly like a home for Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders
For some years now, conservatives who believe in free markets and limited government have been labeled RINOs—"Republicans in name only"—as GOP liberals or moderates have historically been known. The MAGA movement…
Trump said his tariffs would reduce the trade deficit and bring back manufacturing. Here’s what the data show.
President Donald Trump has pledged that his tariffs will bring manufacturing jobs back to America and make America a net exporter again. So far, the exact opposite has happened: Manufacturing jobs have decreased, and the…
Trump will let Nvidia sell chips to China—but the feds get 25 percent of the profits
On Monday, President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he had "informed President Xi, of China, that the United States will allow NVIDIA to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China, and…
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…
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…
Trump’s China tariffs will likely drive up toy prices this Christmas
Santa Claus might be able to evade customs checkpoints as he magically smuggles toys into the country for the good boys and girls—but everyone else doing Christmas shopping this year could run into some problems. Thanks to…
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