Are Free Zones Really Free?
The Hidden Globe takes a skeptical but nuanced look at quasi-autonomous territories in the cracks of the map.
The Hidden Globe takes a skeptical but nuanced look at quasi-autonomous territories in the cracks of the map.
We agree the Court should take the case and resolve it as quickly as possible, to minimize the harm caused by the illegal tariffs.
Trump promised that protectionism and immigration enforcement would be good for the economy. The latest jobs report tells a different story.
The Republican and the socialist agree: Free trade and H-1B visas are bad news.
Failure of imagination drives the bipartisan energy around busting so-called Big Tech monopolies.
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The U.S. is risking its liberty and its prosperity with such high tariffs.
Some policymakers now say the federal government's stake in Intel should be a "down payment" on a U.S. sovereign wealth fund. The idea is terrible.
The ban's supporters, whose motivation is plainly protectionist, claim they are defending freedom by restricting it.
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Manufacturing has been in decline for six months, nearly the exact amount of time since Trump's new trade wars began.
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The administration attributed the $8 trillion figure both to new investment and to tariff revenue. So which is it? Neither.
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The Government Accountability Office says shrinkflation accounted for just 0.06 percentage points of inflation from 2019 to 2024.
Donald Trump's claim that the appeals court ruled against him for partisan or ideological reasons is hard to take seriously.
The administration says the country faces complete destruction if it's forced to pay back money it hasn't yet received.
The Administration's arguments have more doctrinal support than some might think
Golden ages teach us a lot about what makes civilizations rise and fall.
"The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity," the Supreme Court wrote in a ruling this year.
The war on drugs authorizes police conduct that otherwise would be readily recognized as criminal.
Seven judges agreed that the president's assertion of unlimited authority to tax imports is illegal and unconstitutional.
Labor Day is a great time to remember that we can make workers vastly better off by empowering more of them to vote with their feet, both within countries and through international migration.
Guatemalans don't wait for the government's permission. They build their own markets through voluntary exchange.
These spaces are so small that most cities would ignore them. Tokyo doesn't.
In a 7-4 ruling, the en banc court upheld trial court ruling against all the challenged tariffs. The scope of the injunction against them remains to be determined.
Trump went "beyond the authority delegated to the President," the court ruled, but it vacated an injunction that could have provided immediate tariff relief to American businesses.
I got a pair of shoes delivered from Asia for a reasonable price. Trump just ended the exemption that makes that transaction possible.
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Despite improvement, significant barriers remain to working many jobs.
Economist Bob Murphy discusses the mounting pressure on the Federal Reserve, the implications of the government taking Intel equity, and capitalism under siege on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
The president's clear attempt to interfere in the Federal Reserve is not a one-off crisis.
The potential nationalization and forced revenue sharing of university patents makes a strong case for the separation of economy and state.
Should they brag about raising taxes, like the White House is doing, or try to distance themselves from those same tax increases?
Trump is attempting to fire a Federal Reserve board governor.
Tariffs are making it more expensive and inconvenient for Americans to explore their creative sides.
Economists at the Federal Reserve and Stanford University recently published studies investigating how AI affects employment in different industries.
Is this another example of Trump's inability to understand why global trade is good for America, or does it suggest something even more serious?
Protectionism won't save the American furniture industry, but it will increase the cost of living.
Big city mayors' progressive ambitions are on a collision course with fiscal reality.
The Trump administration recently expanded its list of tariffs to include grid transformers, parts of nuclear reactors, and parts for offshore oil drilling.
European postal services are cutting off delivery to the United States, leaving entrepreneurs and consumers scrambling.
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The decision overturns a staggering "disgorgement" order that was based on dubious math.