Trump's War With Iran Pushed Him To Waive a Century-Old Shipping Law. Commerce Boomed.
The Jones Act requires all goods moved between American ports to be carried on American-built, American-crewed ships.
(Tawatchai Prakobkit/Dreamstime/Cato Institute)
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This article originally appeared in print under the headline "A World Without the Jones Act."
