Free Trade, Fair Trade, and Trump’s Tariffs
As the economic elite comes to Washington for the IMF-World Bank meetings, they cry about Trump’s idea for trade tariffs. Frankly, they have no idea what they are talking about.
As the economic elite comes to Washington for the IMF-World Bank meetings, they cry about Trump’s idea for trade tariffs. Frankly, they have no idea what they are talking about.
Most EU countries have made impressive strides in returning to price stability. So why is Belgium going against the tide?
Teresa Ribera will need to clarify to what extent the Commission should be outlawing mergers between companies.
The ECB is on a mission to return the euro zone to low interest rates. For three reasons, I am stubbornly opposed to this.
Workers are frustrated over recent inflation, but an aggressive push for rapid wage hikes could bring inflation back, and make it stay longer.
The Economics Prize committee seems to pick laureates based not on scholarship, but on the committee members’ own political preferences.
Given the scale of the migratory disaster, the least the EU could do is to grant an opt-out to the states that wish to regain control over their borders.
Politicians in two European countries try to end budget deficits by taxing the rich more. As evidence shows, this is a very bad idea.
Kamala Harris’s tax on unrealized capital gains is clumsy, immoral, and economically ineffective.
Conservatives love citing the Laffer Curve to justify tax cuts, but before they rush to use it, they’d be wise to first understand its flaws and limitations.
Workers are frustrated over recent inflation, but an aggressive push for rapid wage hikes could bring inflation back, and make it stay longer.
The Economics Prize committee seems to pick laureates based not on scholarship, but on the committee members’ own political preferences.
Given the scale of the migratory disaster, the least the EU could do is to grant an opt-out to the states that wish to regain control over their borders.
Politicians in two European countries try to end budget deficits by taxing the rich more. As evidence shows, this is a very bad idea.
Kamala Harris’s tax on unrealized capital gains is clumsy, immoral, and economically ineffective.
Conservatives love citing the Laffer Curve to justify tax cuts, but before they rush to use it, they’d be wise to first understand its flaws and limitations.
Problems of hate and harassment coincide with Labour decision to axe Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act.
The center-right government’s attempt at stimulating the economy does just that—while at the same time doing the very opposite.
The Islamic jihad has been so brutal that many researchers call it “the largest genocide in human history.”
“We’re facing a climate emergency and we can no longer afford to not face it together.”
There are many reasons for the current U.S. debt, one being that Congress has reduced its constitutional budget duty to a legislative bargaining tool.
Moscow’s tradition of acting on its threats should inspire caution in Western capitals.
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