What’s So Terrible About Trade Deficits Anyway?
Populist rhetoric and the hidden costs of economic illiteracy.
Robert Johnson
· 7 min read
trade
A collection of 5 posts
The Nonsense of the “Tariff Men”
President Trump’s protectionist policies are erratic, ill-defined, and incoherent.
Phillip W. Magness
· 15 min read
More People, More Prosperity: The Simon Abundance Index
The Simon Abundance Index 2024 finds Earth’s resources 509% more plentiful than in 1980.
Marian L. Tupy
· 5 min read
Confronting the Supply Chain Crisis
A pandemic-driven shortage of parts and labor has combined with a congested transport system to create an inflationary spike, with shipping rates doubling on some routes.
Joel Kotkin
· 11 min read
Understanding Modern African Horrors by Way of the Indian Ocean Slave Trade
The modernizing elites of these groups then fought with the British during WWI and WWII, and demanded independence after the war, which they got.
Geoffrey Clarfield
· 7 min read