9 Reasons Why Libertarians Should Be Worried By Donald Trump
The new president has repeatedly vowed to make America less open, less free, and more burdened by an expansive federal government.
Free Trade
The Perils and Promise of International Food Safety
Food safety-just like food production and sales-is an increasingly global effort.
Trump: 'There will be a major border tax on these companies that are leaving and getting away with murder'
In first press conference, president-elect uses the bully pulpit to make Hillary Clintonesque threats against insufficiently patriotic companies
Worst of Times
The New York Times' political and economic coverage is filled with deceit.
Have Republicans Turned Against Trade? We Asked Them.
Reason travels to Trump country to talk free trade & free markets.
The Neoliberal Era Is Over
Donald Trump's pro-tariff action yesterday underlines a reality long in the making: The post-Cold War neoliberal triumphalism is dead in the West.
5 Things Libertarians Should Be Nervous About in 2017
Say goodbye to 2016. But don't let your guard down.
Trump and Bernie on Trade: Dumb and Dumber
But liberals lambast Trump and love Bernie. Go figure.
Gurgaon: India's Private City
An Indian city's embrace of globalism, trade, and hypergrowth is a living response to the protectionist impulse sweeping America.
Why Do Liberals Hate Trump's Trade Policies? Because Bernie Did Not Propose Them
Behold the liberal hypocrisy
Free Trade Has Worked. Just Look at Texas.
The state has become the leading exporter in the U.S. since the passage of NAFTA in 1993.
Donald Trump Is Time's Person of the Year!?!? New Reason Podcast
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch discuss how Democrats will (or won't) cope, why Republicans are turning against free trade, and whether millennials will go libertarian in 2017.
Trump Has Little Latitude to Change Trade Policies…So Far
Bush and Obama tried tariffs, and got smacked down. But will a more determined protectionist rally legislators and public opinion to his side?
The 5-Step Process for Playing Defense Against Trump's Bad Ideas
What could President Trump really do to punish American companies for moving abroad? Well, Congress might try to replace global corporate taxation with a 20% VAT-style levy on everything sold inside the U.S.
Globalization and Poverty
The last forty years have seen a massive and historically unprecedented decline in global poverty.
Donald Trump and the End of Free Trade
The 1930 Smoot-Hawley Act was a policy disaster never to be repeated, says Dan Griswold of the Mercatus Center. Until now.
Will Trump Supporters Like What They Get?
Trade wars and debt increases loom on the horizon.
The Bottomless Ignorance of Donald Trump
His poor grasp of policy makes past leaders look brilliant by comparison.
Socialist Regional Government in Belgium Torpedoes EU-Canada Free Trade Deal
Would be the first EU trade deal with a G-7 country.
Guitar Globalization
Ex-Rage Against the Machine axman Tom Morello decides to Rock Against the TPP.
Don't Trust Trump on Trade
What you need to know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
7 Issues That Won't Be Treated Seriously at Tonight's Debate in Gary Johnson's Absence
Remove the Libertarian and there goes fiscal sanity, federalism, and free speech.
Libertarian Optimism: Nick Gillespie Talks With Ben Kissel on Lincoln's Top Hat
If you're under 50 and worried about the 2016 election, automation, and your future, listen up!
Trade Is a Labor-Saving Device
We each have two legitimate ways to acquire any good: produce it ourselves or acquire it through trade. For most goods, trade will be the lower cost method.
Economic Freedom in the World Is Increasing
The United States ranks 16th in the world on economic freedom index
Don't Hate the Trans-Pacific Partnership Because It's Imperfect
Yes, the TPP contains some protectionist policies. Daniel Ikenson thinks it's still worth supporting.
Of COURSE Donald Trump Hates Jeff Flake: The Senator Preferences Fiscal Conservatism Over Party Politics
Weekend spat reveals much about the state of the contemporary GOP.
Hillary Forgets the Growth Lessons of Bill's Presidency
In order to appease far-left voters, she's abandoning economic literacy.
These 2 Olympics Commercials Show Everything That's Wrong With Democratic Economics
While Hillary Clinton tries to tax Wall Street and punish companies that move, Andrew Cuomo uses scores of millions of taxpayer dollars to advertise a failed government program that waives taxes and rewards companies that move
Trump and Clinton Pretend Protectionism Has No Price
Emphasizing jobs over value, they sacrifice the interests of consumers.
How Globalization Saved the American Middle Class
Conservatives recommending nationalism are dangerously wrong.
Can OpenBazaar Make Free Trade Unstoppable?
A look at the bitcoin-powered network facilitating peer-to-peer exchange.
Hillary Clinton's Protectionist Promises Would Do Serious Economic Damage
Renegotiating TPP would reduce its effectiveness.
Trump Might Be an Authoritarian. But Are Democrats Any Better?
Reason TV asked DNC delegates about issues ranging from freedom of speech to trade to executive power, guns, and foreign policy.
Protectionism Runs Rampant at DNC. And, Sadly, at RNC.
Sen. Bob Casey's empty gotcha on Donald Trump's business practices betray a lack of thought on trade issues.
Clinton, Trump Embrace Zero-Sum Thinking While Regular Dems & Reps Do Not
Protectionism is popular only with party elites, not regular Americans.
Ted Cruz Defines Freedom As Its Opposite
The Texas senator tells Republicans freedom is just another word for blocking immigration, restricting trade, and banning gay marriage.
Why Libertarians Should Be Wary of Brexit 'Victory'
Brexit is a dangerous blow to openness and free trade.
Transgender Bathroom Panic Will Help Shape Republican Party Platform
Anti-porn positions remain while free trade support takes a hit.
Trump Is 'Raping' the GOP's Free Trade Agenda
The party should say "no" to Trump's anti-NAFTA tirades.
If Free Trade is Rape as Trump Says, Then He is Leading the Party of Rape
Without the GOP's help, NAFTA would never have passed
Trump's Terrible Trade Ideas Would Make America Small and Weak
The presumptive GOP nominee is selling an economic fantasy.
