The erection of tariff walls has the same effect as the erection of real walls. It is significant that the protectionists habitually use the language of warfare.
November 20, 2024 A Tribute to Linda Ronstadt
I’m currently driving to Texas and have two goals before I return to Virginia: one, to finish listening to the audio version of Jim Bovard’s excellent book Last Rights (which I can already highly recommend even without yet finishing the book) and, two, listen to Linda Ronstadt’s 24 albums.
The Deep State Wants to Terminate the Constitution by John W. Whitehead
This is how it begins. This is how it always begins, justified in the name of national security.Mass roundups. Raids. Indefinite detentions in...
The Ramifications of Donald Trump's Trade Policy
by Jacob Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the negative consequences on liberty and prosperity of ...
The Biggest Mistake America Has Ever Made by Jacob G. Hornberger
The biggest mistake America has ever made since the nation’s founding was the conversion of the federal government from a limited-government ...
Protectionism Is More Idiotic Than It Looks by James Bovard
Donald Trump’s re-election assures that protectionism will become even more fashionable inside the Beltway. Trump recently declared that tariff is “the most beautiful word ...
A Dictatorship Disguised as Democracy by John W. Whitehead
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Unadulterated power in any branch of government is a menace to freedom, but...