Potato Chips vs. Microchips: A False Dichotomy
by Mary Lucia Darst It doesn’t make any difference whether a country makes computer chips or potato chips!” ~ attributed to Michael J. Boskin ~…
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Law of Comparative Advantage
The debates about Brexit and President Trump’s trade machinations have demonstrated the blindness of otherwise intelligent people to the Law of Comparative Advantage. Let…
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Daniel Hannan MEP Joins The Cobden Centre
We are pleased to welcome Daniel Hannan MEP to the board of directors of The Cobden Centre. I have also joined the board of…
Read MoreTrump’s Protectionist Follies Threaten a Trade War
President Donald Trump has announced the planned imposition of a new, 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on foreign…
Read MoreTrade wars
An overt trade war has commenced. President Trump has fired the starting gun, setting in motion an election promise, part of his Make America…
Read MoreThe Council on Foreign Relations Guide to the Steel Tariffs
Introduction In March 2018, President Donald J. Trump announced he will apply across-the-board tariffs, or import taxes, on steel and aluminum. Trump argues that…
Read MoreDoes President Trump really care about the US
On Thursday March 1, the Trump administration announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on imports of steel and 10% tariffs on imports of aluminium….
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The truth about trade
The one subject, which became a headline issue last year, and even divides experts is trade. It will become increasingly important in 2018 as…
Read MoreThe Hanseatic League: An “Empire” of Commerce
By Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna Once upon a time there was a northern, medieval phenomenon as much the subject of universal myth and curiosity as that of…
Read MoreCapitalism and the Free Society, Part 1
One of the leading ideological punching bags for well over one hundred years has been the ideas, institutions, and impact of “capitalism” on society….
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