The New Conservative Nationalism Is About Subverting Individual Liberty
If big government is the price of "good outcomes," the American right is increasingly willing to pay it.
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Peter Thiel Explains the New 'National Conservatism'
In short, it's using the power of the state to punish his enemies and make the world the way he wants it to be.
American Manufacturing Is Growing, but Trump's Tariffs Aren't the Reason Why
A new report shows that American imports from Asia continue to grow, although the tariffs might be responsible for shifting some manufacturing from China to Vietnam and elsewhere.
At Least 80 Workers Are Losing Their Jobs at This Pennsylvania Steel Plant. Tariffs Are To Blame.
Trump's steel protectionism seems to have failed. Again.
The Global Trade War Comes Full Circle
Economic reality is always more complex than politicians pretend it is.
Trump's Trade War Continues To Crush Soybean Farmers
Soybean exports to China have fallen by 74 percent in the past year.
Trump Is Losing His Own Trade War
American businesses and consumers are drowning in a sea of high tariffs.
Trump's Proposed Tariffs on Tea and Fireworks Are Doubly Awful on Independence Day
Tariffs on tea have never caused any problems, right?
Trump's Trade War Is Already Unpopular. New Tariffs on Scotch Whisky, Italian Pasta, and French Cheese Won't Help.
Even a majority of Republicans now tell pollsters that the trade war is costing Americans, and there's no easy justification for targeting European cultural goods.
Neil Gorsuch Disappoints Libertarians, Votes To Uphold Protectionist Liquor Law
The conservative justice would have permitted a nakedly anti-competitive regulation.
Trump's Tariff Powers Need Limits. Congressional Democrats Just Introduced a Bill To Set Some.
"Working families should not have to pay the price for the president's reckless use of this tariff authority," says Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a Florida Democrat.
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne Used To Hate Donald Trump. Now, He's Kind of a Fan.
Why did a leading businessman go from calling Donald Trump "a national disgrace" to saying he's doing a good job?
Will Any Democratic Debater Acknowledge Math?
Early debates actually tell us a good deal about where political parties are heading.
America First = American Imperialism
Trump's escalating sanctions against Iran and threats against Mexico prove this.
(We Didn't) Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb Bomb Iran…Yet
Parsing Trump's foreign policy, economic theories, and ideological relationship with the 2020 Democratic field
Two Solar Companies Said Tariffs Would Save Their Businesses. They Went Broke Anyway.
Who could have seen that coming? Well, lots of people did—but the U.S. International Trade Commission and President Trump didn't listen.
As U.S. Steel Slows Production, It's Time To Stop Pretending Tariffs Work
The biggest American steelmaker says there has been reduced demand for their products in recent months, probably because they raised prices after Trump slapped tariffs on foreign steel.
New Balance Planned To Open a New Sneaker Factory in America. Trump's Tariffs Might Prevent That From Happening.
Trade is necessary, even for American companies making American products in American factories.
How Socialist Are the Democrats?
A discussion about the state of the party, as presidential debate season kicks off
The Treasury Department Is Entrenching Trump's Nonsense View of Trade Deficits
In a new report, the Treasury Department declares it will begin scrutinizing any nation that runs a bilateral trade imbalance of more than $40 billion with the United States
Biden Is Turning Trump's Trade War Into a Major Campaign Issue. More Democrats Should Follow His Lead.
A majority of Democratic voters now favor free trade. Some of the party's presidential candidates are starting to notice.
Trump's Tariffs Hurt American Freedom and Prosperity
Each tariff the president imposes is a tax on Americans.
Trump's Deep Misunderstanding of Trade Policy Is Threatening the American Economy
The president's bizarre and counterproductive obsession with tariffs could spell economic catastrophe.
Trump's Mexican Standoff and the New Illiberal Right
When Tucker Carlson and Elizabeth Warren agree on trade, regulation, and social media, it's time to rethink a few things.
Trump's Claim That Mexico Will Buy More American Agricultural Goods Is Fake News
And it reveals the major blind spot in Trump's view of how international trade works.
Trump's Threatened Tariffs on Mexican Imports Might Not Happen. They Have Costs Anyway.
The president still has time to avoid the economic damage, but who knows how much political damage he's already done?
Will Senate Republicans Revolt Over Trump's Mexico Tariff Threats?
So far, the answer is "maybe."
Trump's Trade War Turns 1. Here's What We've Lost.
Even if Trump's tariffs go away, the debilitating economic effects are likely to linger for years.
Trump's Tariffs on Mexican Imports Would Be Biggest Tax Increase in Decades
If the tariffs ramp-up all the way to 25 percent, as Trump has threatened, they would be the biggest tax increase since 1968.
Where Should Libertarians Stand During the Conservative Circular Firing Squad?
Pondering the right-commentariat's populist-nationalist vs. classical liberal split, on the latest Reason Podcast
How Stunningly Stupid Is Trump's Tariff Threat Aimed at Mexico? Let's Count the Ways.
Politically. Economically. Diplomatically. Legally. Trump's tariff threat against Mexico is a stunningly stupid maneuver no matter how you look at it.
Trump Announces Escalating Tariff Up to 25 Percent on Mexican Goods
Plus: unlicensed diet tips in court, California takes aim at independent contractors, and more...
Trump Trade Advisor Peter Navarro Says Trade Deficits Hurt Jobs and Growth. Here's Why He's Wrong.
Navarro's Wall Street Journal op-ed looks more like a deliberately deceptive attempt to argue that limiting imports will boost economic growth. It won't.
China's Threat To Restrict Exports of Rare Earth Minerals to the U.S. Is an Empty Bluff
China's 2010 export restrictions on rare earth compounds failed then, and they would fail now
Nope, China Still Isn't Paying Those Tariffs!
Tariffs, tweets, and totalitarianism today in the Reason podcast
Trump Says China Is Paying for His $16 Billion Tariff Bailout to Farmers. That's Simply Not True.
This might seem like nothing more than a snooze-worthy debate over semantics or economic theory or government P.R. strategies. But it matters a lot.
Buttigieg Would Lift 'Counterproductive' Tariffs, Which Are Just Taxes on Americans
"Tariffs are taxes on Americans—and we talk as if that's not the case; we forget that Americans are paying them," says Pete Buttigieg. That shouldn't be noteworthy, but unfortunately it is.
Justin Amash's Principled Stand Against Trump Will Not Make Him Popular in the GOP
Plus: Game of Thrones ends, Trump's trade war with China regrettably does not.
Trump Doubles Down on Ineffective Tariffs, Further Harming U.S. Farmers and Consumers
As messy as things are, they could get uglier still.
U.S. Will Lift Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico
Congress was unlikely to approve Trump's NAFTA rewrite while those tariffs were in place.
The White House Says Your Toyota Is a National Security Threat
Trump isn't putting any tariffs on imported cars right now, but the White House has released a report that effectively allows the president to do that any time he chooses.
Will 2020 Democrats Save Us From Trump's Protectionist Trade Policies? Don't Count on It.
Trade has made Americans better off, and Democrats should use every opportunity to make that argument in the face of Trump's trade war.
It's Time for a Course Correction in the Trade War
Trump's strategy was never going to be a winning one.
Trump's Malignant Mercantilism
The president’s double-talk about tariffs reflects his economically ignorant conviction that exports are good and imports are bad.
