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February 22, 2025

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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness faces off against tariff advocates Ian Fletcher and Marc Fasteau on the Better Wealth podcast.

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** Adam Smith Is a Better Economist Than Donald Trump ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Richard Vedder argues that tariffs are taxes, and while taxes may be necessary, tariffs are not the most efficient way to raise revenue.
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** Donald Trump’s Tariffs: Bad Economics And Maybe Illegal, Too ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Ivan Eland laments Trump’s wild tariff threats, and notes they would be less of a problem if Congress guarded its powers competently.
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** What Trump’s Plan to Stop Minting Pennies Means for Consumers ([link removed])
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Journalists Oyin Adeoyin and Dalvin Brown quote Senior Fellow Robert Whaples on Trump’s plan to stop minting pennies, which Whaples says seems to be within the executive branch’s power.
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** California’s Elaine Howle — DOGE Before DOGE Was Cool ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley writes how California once deployed an intrepid foe of government waste and fraud.


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** History As It Happens ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip Magness explains how the executive branch uses its broad power to manipulate tariffs. Listen now » ([link removed])


** Reason ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook argues it’s time to have a meaningful constitutional dialogue about whether the Second Amendment protects a firearm device that enhances the right to armed self-defense. Read more » ([link removed])


** National Post ([link removed])
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Journalist J.D. Tuccille quotes Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip Magness and explains how Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs punish Americans and Canadians alike. Read more » ([link removed])


** GoBankingRates.com ([link removed])
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Journalist Gabrielle Olya quotes Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip Magness to explain how Trump’s tariffs will hit finances hard this year. Read more » ([link removed])


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