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December 2024

1. 31 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
2. 31 DecSome Links
3. 31 DecQuotation of the Day…
4. 30 DecProtectionists Commit the Fallacy of Composition
5. 30 DecSome Links
6. 30 DecQuotation of the Day…
7. 29 DecMissing the Point About Trade Restrictions
8. 29 DecSome Links
9. 29 DecQuotation of the Day…
10. 28 DecSome Links
11. 28 DecOn Trump On Panama Canal Fees
12. 28 DecQuotation of the Day…
13. 27 DecSome Links
14. 27 DecQuotation of the Day…
15. 26 DecSlandering Friedman and Hayek
16. 26 DecSome Links
17. 26 DecQuotation of the Day…
18. 25 DecSome Links
19. 25 DecQuotation of the Day…
20. 24 DecSome Links
21. 24 DecQuotation of the Day…
22. 23 DecOn Stephen Miran On Trump’s Tariffs
23. 23 DecSome Links
24. 23 DecQuotation of the Day…
25. 22 DecVernon Smith (Channeling Adam Smith) on Oren Cass on Phil Gramm and Mike Solon on “It’s a Wonderful Life”
26. 22 DecSome Links
27. 22 DecQuotation of the Day…
28. 21 DecAnd Yet Another Open Letter to Oren Cass
29. 21 DecSome Links
30. 21 DecQuotation of the Day…
31. 20 DecSome Links
32. 20 DecQuotation of the Day…
33. 19 DecThe British Were Not Enriched By Mercantilism
34. 19 DecSome Links
35. 19 DecQuotation of the Day…
36. 18 DecWhy Can’t Protectionists Get Straight Even the Most Straightforward of Facts?
37. 18 DecSome Links
38. 18 DecQuotation of the Day…
39. 17 DecTrumpian Trade Policy Is At War With Itself
40. 17 DecSome Links
41. 17 DecQuotation of the Day…
42. 16 DecTariffs Reduce Not Only A Country’s Consumption, but Also Its Production
43. 16 DecSome Links
44. 16 DecQuotation of the Day…
45. 15 DecYet Another Example Of The Myopia of the Market
46. 15 DecSome Links
47. 15 DecQuotation of the Day…
48. 14 DecSome Links
49. 14 DecQuotation of the Day…
50. 13 DecMercantilism Is Inevitable Only If Well-Informed People Remain Silent
51. 13 DecSome Links
52. 13 DecQuotation of the Day…
53. 12 DecAnd Yet Another Open Letter to Oren Cass
54. 12 DecFull Text of Gramm and Boudreaux on Trump’s Proposed Across-the-Board Tariffs
55. 12 DecSome Links
56. 12 DecQuotation of the Day…
57. 11 DecOn the Great F.A. Hayek
58. 11 DecHayek’s Nobel: 50 Years On
59. 11 DecSome Links
60. 11 DecQuotation of the Day…
61. 10 DecSome Links
62. 10 DecQuotation of the Day…
63. 9 DecSome Links
64. 9 DecQuotation of the Day…
65. 8 DecKuttner’s Cluelessness Continues
66. 8 DecSome Links
67. 8 DecQuotation of the Day…
68. 8 DecPalagashvili and Stossel on How Vile Labor Unions Can Be
69. 7 DecProtective Tariffs Raise the Cost of Living
70. 7 DecSome Links
71. 7 DecQuotation of the Day…
72. 6 DecNo, It’s Not Time to Reconsider the Draft
73. 6 DecSome Links
74. 6 DecQuotation of the Day…
75. 5 DecSome Links
76. 5 DecQuotation of the Day…
77. 5 DecThere Is Nothing Left to Oren Cass’s Protectionist Argument…
78. 4 DecContribute to Sound Economic Education
79. 4 DecSome Links
80. 4 DecQuotation of the Day…
81. 3 DecYet Another Open Letter to Oren Cass
82. 3 DecSome Links
83. 3 DecQuotation of the Day…
84. 2 DecThe Case for Protectionism Continues to Be At Odds with Facts and Logic
85. 2 DecSome Links
86. 2 DecQuotation of the Day…
87. 1 DecSome Links
88. 1 DecQuotation of the Day…

November 2024

1. 30 NovMore on Jay Bhattacharya
2. 30 NovMilton Friedman in 1980
3. 30 NovSome Links
4. 30 NovQuotation of the Day…
5. 30 NovTwenty Years Ago Today at Cafe Hayek: The Importance of the Margin
6. 29 NovWords Matter
7. 29 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
8. 29 NovThe Market Is Rational
9. 29 NovSome Links
10. 29 NovQuotation of the Day…
11. 28 NovSome Links
12. 28 NovQuotation of the Day…
13. 27 NovSome Links
14. 27 NovQuotation of the Day…
15. 26 NovSome Links
16. 26 NovQuotation of the Day…
17. 25 NovDon’t Abandon the Consumer-Welfare Standard
18. 25 NovSome Links
19. 25 NovQuotation of the Day…
20. 24 NovSome Links
21. 24 NovQuotation of the Day…
22. 23 NovNew Thinking from the 17th Century!
23. 23 NovSome Links
24. 23 NovQuotation of the Day…
25. 22 NovSome Links
26. 22 NovQuotation of the Day…
27. 21 NovFull Text of Gramm & Boudreaux on 19th-century American Tariffs
28. 21 NovSome Links
29. 21 NovQuotation of the Day…
30. 20 NovOren Cass Continues to Err
31. 20 NovSome Links
32. 20 NovQuotation of the Day…
33. 19 NovSome Links
34. 19 NovQuotation of the Day…
35. 18 NovSome Links
36. 18 NovQuotation of the Day…
37. 17 NovBob Ekelund Remembered
38. 17 NovSome Links
39. 17 NovQuotation of the Day…
40. 16 NovYanis Varoufakis Is Mistaken Both In Fact and In Theory
41. 16 NovSome Links
42. 16 NovQuotation of the Day…
43. 15 NovSome Links
44. 15 NovQuotation of the Day…
45. 14 Nov“China!” Isn’t An Incantation
46. 14 NovOn Trump’s Proposed Across-the-Board Tax Hike
47. 14 NovSome Links
48. 14 NovQuotation of the Day…
49. 13 NovSome Links
50. 13 NovQuotation of the Day…
51. 12 NovThe Faces of Globalization
52. 12 NovSome Links
53. 12 NovQuotation of the Day…
54. 11 NovThe Irony
55. 11 NovSome Links
56. 11 NovQuotation of the Day…
57. 10 NovSome Links
58. 10 NovQuotation of the Day…
59. 9 NovSome Links
60. 9 NovQuotation of the Day…
61. 8 NovOn My Siblings’ Politics
62. 8 NovSome Links
63. 8 NovQuotation of the Day…
64. 7 NovWorkers Lose
65. 7 NovSome Links
66. 7 NovQuotation of the Day…
67. 6 NovSome Links
68. 6 NovQuotation of the Day…
69. 5 NovSome Links
70. 5 NovQuotation of the Day…
71. 4 NovOn Wealth Creation and ‘Distribution’
72. 4 NovSome Links
73. 4 NovQuotation of the Day…
74. 3 NovQuotation of the Day…
75. 2 NovSome Links
76. 2 NovQuotation of the Day…
77. 1 NovSome Links
78. 1 NovQuotation of the Day…

October 2024

1. 31 OctEntrepreneurship, Innovation, and Industrial Policy
2. 31 OctSome Links
3. 31 OctQuotation of the Day…
4. 30 OctMore on Tariffs and 19th-Century American Industrialization
5. 30 OctSome Links
6. 30 OctQuotation of the Day…
7. 29 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
8. 29 OctSome Links
9. 29 OctQuotation of the Day…
10. 28 OctAre Americans Today Enduring Unprecedented Economic Disruption?
11. 28 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
12. 28 OctSome Links
13. 28 OctQuotation of the Day…
14. 27 OctPhil Gramm and I Respond to Robert Lighthizer
15. 27 OctSome Links
16. 27 OctQuotation of the Day…
17. 26 OctAre American Living Standards in Decline?
18. 26 OctAgain, He Can’t Possibly Know What He Presumes to Know
19. 26 OctSome Links
20. 26 OctQuotation of the Day…
21. 25 OctIf You’re Going to Argue Against Free Markets, Please At Least Understand the Free-Market Argument
22. 25 OctSome Links
23. 25 OctQuotation of the Day…
24. 24 OctNot Very Mindful of The American Mind
25. 24 OctSome Links
26. 24 OctQuotation of the Day…
27. 23 OctLighthizer’s In the Dark
28. 23 OctSome Links
29. 23 OctQuotation of the Day…
30. 22 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
31. 22 OctSome Links
32. 22 OctQuotation of the Day…
33. 21 OctDoes Free Trade Fail to Adequately Account for the Value of an Industrial Base?
34. 21 OctSome Links
35. 21 OctQuotation of the Day…
36. 20 OctWSJ Video on Trump-Biden-Trump Tariffs
37. 20 OctSome Links
38. 20 OctQuotation of the Day…
39. 19 OctAgain: Protectionism Did Not Fuel American Economic Growth
40. 19 OctA Trend
41. 19 OctSome Links
42. 19 OctQuotation of the Day…
43. 18 OctSome Links
44. 18 OctQuotation of the day…
45. 17 OctNineteenth-Century American Industrialization Was Not Fueled by Protectionism
46. 17 OctSome Links
47. 17 OctQuotation of the Day…
48. 16 OctTrump Continues to Reveal His Cluelessness About Trade
49. 16 OctSome Links
50. 16 OctQuotation of the Day…
51. 15 OctSome Links
52. 15 OctQuotation of the Day…
53. 15 OctZephyr Teachout Continues to Teach Outlandishly
54. 14 OctListen to the Argument Before Hurling Accusations
55. 14 OctSome Links
56. 14 OctQuotation of the Day…
57. 13 OctAdjusting for Inflation Differently
58. 13 OctSome Links
59. 13 OctQuotation of the Day…
60. 12 OctI Really Dislike the Term “Export-Oriented Economy”
61. 12 OctStill More on So-Called “Price Gouging”
62. 12 OctSome Links
63. 12 OctQuotation of the Day…
64. 11 OctSome Links
65. 11 OctAre Falling Prices of Heat Caused by Corporate Altruism?
66. 11 OctQuotation of the Day…
67. 11 OctPleading With Oren Cass to Pay Attention
68. 10 OctSome Links
69. 10 OctQuotation of the Day…
70. 9 OctSome Links
71. 9 OctQuotation of the Day…
72. 8 OctOpen Letter to Freddie deBoer
73. 8 OctSome Links
74. 8 OctQuotation of the Day…
75. 7 OctChristian Science Monitor: “State of the Union shows Obama is now pro-business. He should be pro-growth.”
76. 7 OctProPublica Protects Power from Account
77. 7 OctSome Links
78. 7 OctQuotation of the Day…
79. 6 OctSome Links
80. 6 OctQuotation of the Day…
81. 5 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
82. 5 OctSome Links
83. 5 OctQuotation of the Day…
84. 4 OctSome Links
85. 4 OctQuotation of the Day…
86. 3 OctOn Free Trade and Externalities
87. 3 OctOpen Letter to Harold Daggett
88. 3 OctSome Links
89. 3 OctQuotation of the Day…
90. 2 OctSome Links
91. 2 OctQuotation of the Day…
92. 1 OctThese People Act In Ways to Earn Our DIStrust
93. 1 OctSome Links
94. 1 OctQuotation of the Day…

September 2024

1. 30 SepSome Links
2. 30 SepQuotation of the Day…
3. 29 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
4. 29 SepSome Links
5. 29 SepQuotation of the Day…
6. 28 SepSome Links
7. 28 SepOren Cass Carelessly Misinterprets Me
8. 28 SepQuotation of the Day…
9. 27 SepOn Oren Cass’s “Lopsided Exchange of Cheap Goods for Financial Assets”
10. 27 SepSome Links
11. 27 SepQuotation of the Day…
12. 26 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
13. 26 SepTrump Continues to Display His Deep Ignorance of Trade
14. 26 SepSome Links
15. 26 SepQuotation of the Day…
16. 25 SepOren Cass Errs Again
17. 25 SepKamala Harris’s Price-Control Delusion
18. 25 SepProtective Tariffs Are Theft
19. 25 SepSome Links
20. 25 SepQuotation of the Day…
21. 24 SepThe Case for Trump’s Tariffs Is Unpersuasive
22. 24 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
23. 24 SepTwo Ways to Reduce the Organ Shortage
24. 24 SepSome Links
25. 24 SepQuotation of the Day…
26. 23 SepSome Links
27. 23 SepQuotation of the Day…
28. 22 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
29. 22 SepSome Links
30. 22 SepQuotation of the Day…
31. 21 SepSimon Says
32. 21 SepSome Links
33. 21 SepQuotation of the Day…
34. 20 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
35. 20 SepSome Links
36. 20 SepQuotation of the Day…
37. 19 SepWe All Pay the Price for Protectionism
38. 19 SepSome Links
39. 19 SepQuotation of the Day…
40. 18 SepFacebook Protects Defenders of Censorship
41. 18 SepBusting Myths About NAFTA
42. 18 SepSome Links
43. 18 SepQuotation of the Day…
44. 17 SepSome Economic Fundamentals
45. 17 SepSome Links
46. 17 SepQuotation of the Day…
47. 16 SepSome Links
48. 16 SepQuotation of the Day…
49. 15 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
50. 15 SepMore on Revenue Tariffs Versus Protective Tariffs
51. 15 SepSome Links
52. 15 SepQuotation of the Day…
53. 14 SepHarris’s Scheme Won’t Work
54. 14 SepRevenue Tariffs Differ Categorically From Protective Tariffs
55. 14 SepSome Links
56. 14 SepQuotation of the Day…
57. 13 SepAmerican Compass Churns Out More Fallacies
58. 13 SepSome Links
59. 13 SepQuotation of the Day…
60. 12 SepSome Links
61. 12 SepQuotation of the Day…
62. 11 SepNoxious Protectionist Dish
63. 11 SepSome Links
64. 11 SepQuotation of the Day…
65. 10 SepYet Another Open Letter to Donald Trump
66. 10 SepSome Links
67. 10 SepQuotation of the Day…
68. 9 SepTeachout Continues to Teach Poorly About “Price Gouging”
69. 9 SepLose the Faux Familiarity
70. 9 SepSome Links
71. 9 SepQuotation of the Day…
72. 8 SepSome Links
73. 8 SepQuotation of the Day..
74. 7 SepSome Links
75. 7 SepQuotation of the Day…
76. 6 SepSome Links
77. 6 SepQuotation of the Day…
78. 5 SepThey Can’t Keep Straight Even Straightforward Facts
79. 5 SepSome Links
80. 5 SepQuotation of the Day…
81. 4 SepValuation Occurs At the Margin
82. 4 SepSome Links
83. 4 SepQuotation of the Day…
84. 3 SepSome Links
85. 3 SepQuotation of the Day…
86. 2 SepOther People’s Choices Made With Their Own Resources Do Not Create Externalities
87. 2 SepSome Links
88. 2 SepQuotation of the Day…
89. 1 SepSome Links
90. 1 SepQuotation of the Day…

August 2024

1. 31 AugSome Links
2. 31 AugQuotation of the Day…
3. 30 AugYes, Harris Is Calling for Price Controls
4. 30 AugSome Links
5. 30 AugQuotation of the Day…
6. 29 AugAre NatCons “Market Fundamentalists”?
7. 29 AugSome Links
8. 29 AugQuotation of the Day…
9. 28 AugWho’s Greedy?
10. 28 AugSome Links
11. 28 AugQuotation of the Day…
12. 27 AugSome Links
13. 27 AugQuotation of the Day…
14. 26 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
15. 26 AugOpen Letter to National Review’s Jimmy Quinn
16. 26 AugWhy Should We Beware of Other Countries’ Beggar-Thyself Trade Policies?
17. 26 AugSome Links
18. 26 AugQuotation of the Day…
19. 25 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
20. 25 AugSome Links
21. 25 AugQuotation of the Day…
22. 24 AugTwenty Years Ago At Cafe Hayek
23. 24 AugMore on the Perniciousness of Price Controls
24. 24 AugSome Links
25. 24 Aug‘Price Gouging’ After a Disaster Is Good for the Public
26. 24 AugQuotation of the Day…
27. 23 AugActually, It’s Best Not to Ignore the Economists
28. 23 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
29. 23 AugSome Links
30. 23 AugQuotation of the Day…
31. 22 AugPrice Controls Reflect Utter Economic Insanity
32. 22 AugSome Links
33. 22 AugQuotation of the Day…
34. 21 AugIndustrial Policies Aren’t Working
35. 21 AugSome Links
36. 21 AugQuotation of the Day…
37. 20 AugSome Links
38. 20 AugQuotation of the Day…
39. 19 AugIs The American Dream Dead?
40. 19 AugOn Job Churn
41. 19 AugSome Links
42. 19 AugQuotation of the Day…
43. 18 AugSome Links
44. 18 AugQuotation of the Day…
45. 17 AugHere’s More of My “Comically Simple Minded” Economics
46. 17 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
47. 17 AugSome Links
48. 17 AugQuotation of the Day…
49. 16 AugSimple Ol’ Me Responds
50. 16 AugBelief In The Righteousness of Price Controls Belongs in the Dark Ages
51. 16 AugSome Links
52. 16 AugQuotation of the Day…
53. 15 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
54. 15 AugSome Links
55. 15 AugQuotation of the Day…
56. 14 AugDo American EV Producers Need Tariff Protection?
57. 14 AugOn Adam Smith and Free Trade
58. 14 AugSome Links
59. 14 AugQuotation of the Day…
60. 13 AugSome Links
61. 13 AugQuotation of the Day…
62. 12 AugGramm and Boudreaux Continue to Champion Free Trade
63. 12 AugSome Links
64. 12 AugQuotation of the Day…
65. 11 AugSome Links
66. 11 AugQuotation of the Day…
67. 10 AugThe Bourgeois Deal Shouldn’t Be Overlooked
68. 10 AugSome Links
69. 10 AugQuotation of the Day…
70. 9 AugSome Links
71. 9 AugQuotation of the Day…
72. 9 AugExports Are Costs (Worth Incurring) for the Ultimate Benefit of Imports
73. 8 AugSome Links
74. 8 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
75. 8 AugQuotation of the Day…
76. 7 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
77. 7 AugSome Links
78. 7 AugQuotation of the Day…
79. 6 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
80. 6 AugQuotation of the Day…
81. 5 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
82. 5 AugSome Links
83. 5 AugQuotation of the Day…
84. 4 AugOn American Trade With China
85. 4 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
86. 4 AugSome Links
87. 4 AugQuotation of the Day…
88. 3 AugAgain, How Do They Know?
89. 3 AugSome Links
90. 3 AugQuotation of the Day…
91. 2 AugGordon Chang Is No Serious Analyst of Trade
92. 2 AugSome Links
93. 2 AugQuotation of the Day…
94. 1 AugSome Links
95. 1 AugQuotation of the Day…

July 2024

1. 31 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
2. 31 JulThoughts on Income Inequality
3. 31 JulSome Links
4. 31 JulQuotation of the Day…
5. 30 JulSome Links
6. 30 JulQuotation of the Day…
7. 29 JulMore on Michael Lind’s Bad History of Trade
8. 29 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
9. 29 JulPerfectly Captures J.D. Vance
10. 29 JulSome Links
11. 29 JulQuotation of the Day…
12. 28 JulI Ask Again: How Do You Know?
13. 28 JulSome Links
14. 28 JulQuotation of the Day…
15. 27 JulMore on Michael Lind’s Inept Case for Tariffs
16. 27 JulSome Links
17. 27 JulQuotation of the Day…
18. 26 JulAn Open Letter to American Compass
19. 26 JulSome Links
20. 26 JulQuotation of the Day…
21. 25 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
22. 25 JulSome Links
23. 25 JulQuotation of the Day…
24. 24 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
25. 24 JulOn Americans’ “Trade Deficit” with the Chinese
26. 24 JulSome Links
27. 24 JulQuotation of the Day…
28. 23 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
29. 23 JulSome Links
30. 23 JulQuotation of the Day…
31. 22 JulSome GOPers’ Reflections on the Free Market
32. 22 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
33. 22 JulSome Links
34. 22 JulQuotation of the Day…
35. 21 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
36. 21 JulOn Trade and National Defense
37. 21 JulSome Links
38. 21 JulQuotation of the Day…
39. 20 JulOn Making the Case for Free Trade
40. 20 JulSome Links
41. 20 JulQuotation of the Day…
42. 19 JulAnother Open Letter to Oren Cass
43. 19 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
44. 19 JulSome Links
45. 19 JulQuotation of the Day…
46. 18 JulThe “Perfect Market” Man of Straw
47. 18 JulTrade and Patriotism
48. 18 JulTrade Has No Losers. Seriously.
49. 18 JulRare-Earth Materials Aren’t So Rare After All
50. 18 JulSome Links
51. 18 JulQuotation of the Day…
52. 17 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
53. 17 JulMitch Daniels Speaks with Philip Hamburger
54. 17 JulThe ‘Logic’ Cuts Both Ways
55. 17 JulSome Links
56. 17 JulQuotation of the Day…
57. 16 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
58. 16 JulVernon Smith on Trump-Vance Protectionism
59. 16 JulPro-worker … If You Ignore Most Workers
60. 16 JulSome Links
61. 16 JulQuotation of the Day…
62. 15 JulA Word on Today’s “Some Links”
63. 15 JulPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Occupational hazard”
64. 15 JulSome Links
65. 15 JulQuotation of the Day…
66. 14 JulSome Links
67. 14 JulQuotation of the Day…
68. 13 JulNo, I’ll Not Read This Book
69. 13 JulPhil Magness Deserves Applause For His Defense of W.H. Hutt Against the Tendentious, Ignorant, and Dishonest
70. 13 JulSome Links
71. 13 JulQuotation of the Day…
72. 12 JulDisagreement Over Means Does Not Imply Disagreement Over Ends
73. 12 JulOren Cass Continues to Misunderstand Both Economic Reality and Economic Theory
74. 12 JulSome Links
75. 12 JulQuotation of the Day…
76. 11 JulSome Links
77. 11 JulQuotation of the Day…
78. 10 JulCartoonland
79. 10 JulSome Links
80. 10 JulQuotation of the Day…
81. 9 JulOren Cass Continues to Misconstrue Adam Smith
82. 9 JulEconomic Ignorance Runneth Deep
83. 9 JulBeijing’s Economic Interventions Aren’t Helping China’s Economy
84. 9 JulSome Links
85. 9 JulQuotation of the Day…
86. 8 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
87. 8 JulSome Links
88. 8 JulQuotation of the Day…
89. 7 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
90. 7 JulSome Links
91. 7 JulQuotation of the Day…
92. 6 JulIndustrial Output Per Capita
93. 6 JulSome Links
94. 6 JulQuotation of the Day…
95. 5 JulSome Links
96. 5 JulQuotation of the Day…
97. 4 JulSome Links
98. 4 JulQuotation of the Day…
99. 3 JulThe Compass Remains Broken
100. 3 Jul“But Also What If?”
101. 3 JulSome Links
102. 3 JulQuotation of the Day…
103. 2 JulBeijing Wants to Reduce China’s Trade Surplus
104. 2 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
105. 2 JulSome Links
106. 2 JulQuotation of the Day…
107. 1 JulSome Links
108. 1 JulQuotation of the Day…

June 2024

1. 30 JunSome Links
2. 30 JunQuotation of the Day…
3. 29 JunHigh Chinese EV Sales Are Not Evidence of the Success of Tariffs or Industrial Policy
4. 29 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
5. 29 JunSome Links
6. 29 JunQuotation of the Day…
7. 28 JunSome Links
8. 28 JunQuotation of the Day…
9. 27 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
10. 27 JunMore On Noncompete Clauses
11. 27 JunSome Links
12. 27 JunQuotation of the Day…
13. 26 JunSome of What Market Skeptics Likely Think
14. 26 JunOn Noncompete Clauses
15. 26 JunSome Links
16. 26 JunQuotation of the Day…
17. 25 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
18. 25 JunU.S. Productivity Growth Relative to That of France and Germany
19. 25 JunSome Links
20. 25 JunQuotation of the Day…
21. 24 JunEconomic Ignorance Fertilizes All Sorts of Nonsense
22. 24 JunSome Links
23. 24 JunQuotation of the Day…
24. 23 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
25. 23 JunThe Horse Being Beaten Isn’t (Alas) Dead
26. 23 JunSome Links
27. 23 JunQuotation of the Day…
28. 22 JunJerry Jordan on Trade Deficits
29. 22 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
30. 22 JunSome Links
31. 22 JunQuotation of the Day…
32. 21 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
33. 21 JunIf Weather Is Climate…
34. 21 JunSome Links
35. 21 JunQuotation of the Day…
36. 20 JunChina, Slavery, and Trade
37. 20 JunThe Accounting Misleads
38. 20 JunSome Links
39. 20 JunQuotation of the Day…
40. 19 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
41. 19 JunSome Links
42. 19 JunOn Tariffs and Constant Returns to Scale
43. 19 JunOf Course U.S. Government-Imposed Tariffs Are Taxes on Americans
44. 19 JunQuotation of the Day…
45. 18 JunFree Trade Is A Moral Imperative
46. 18 JunSome Links
47. 18 JunQuotation of the Day…
48. 17 JunOn the Challenges Facing Free Traders
49. 17 JunSome Links
50. 17 JunQuotation of the Day…
51. 16 JunCompetition, Not Coddling, Makes One Competitive
52. 16 JunSome Links
53. 16 JunQuotation of the Day…
54. 15 JunOn Importing ‘Optimally’
55. 15 JunMore Wisdom from Daniel Hannan on Trade
56. 15 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
57. 15 JunSome Links
58. 15 JunQuotation of the Day…
59. 14 JunSome Links
60. 14 JunQuotation of the Day…
61. 13 JunDon’t Be Beguiled By Talk of “the Common Good”
62. 13 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
63. 13 JunSome Links
64. 13 JunQuotation of the Day…
65. 12 JunAmerica First! Encourage Beijing to Keep on ‘Dumping’!
66. 12 JunThe Super Market
67. 12 JunSome Links
68. 12 JunQuotation of the Day…
69. 12 JunAn Open Letter to Jeff Ferry
70. 11 JunSome Links
71. 11 JunQuotation of the Day…
72. 10 JunSome Additional Links on David Boaz (1953-2024)
73. 10 JunQuotation of the Day…
74. 9 JunWho’s “Business-Friendly”?
75. 9 JunQuotation of the Day…
76. 8 JunSome Links on David Boaz (1953-2024)
77. 8 JunQuotation of the Day…
78. 7 JunOn Biden’s Protectionist Measures
79. 7 JunSome Links
80. 7 JunQuotation of the Day…
81. 6 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
82. 6 JunSome Links
83. 6 JunQuotation of the Day…
84. 5 JunSome Links
85. 5 JunQuotation of the Day…
86. 4 JunJay Bhattacharya, Drew Benson, and Me on Covid and the Covid Response
87. 4 JunSome Links
88. 4 JunQuotation of the Day…
89. 3 JunThe Percentage of America’s Nonfarm Civilian Workforce Employed in Manufacturing Jobs
90. 3 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
91. 3 JunSome Links
92. 3 JunQuotation of the Day…
93. 2 JunSome Links
94. 2 JunQuotation of the Day…
95. 1 JunOily and Gaseous Politicians
96. 1 JunSome Links
97. 1 JunQuotation of the Day…

May 2024

1. 31 MayRana Foroohar Is Very Confused
2. 31 MaySome Links
3. 31 MayQuotation of the Day…
4. 30 MaySome Links
5. 30 MayQuotation of the Day…
6. 29 MayDid ‘Food Choice’ Produce Segregated Supermarkets?
7. 29 MayOn the Efficiency and Morality of Markets
8. 29 MaySome Links
9. 29 MayQuotation of the Day…
10. 28 MaySome Links
11. 28 MayQuotation of the Day…
12. 27 MaySome Links
13. 27 MayQuotation of the Day…
14. 26 MaySome Links
15. 26 MayQuotation of the Day…
16. 25 MayAverages Can Mislead
17. 25 MaySome Links
18. 25 MayQuotation of the Day…
19. 24 MaySamuel Gregg’s Bradley Prize Acceptance Speech
20. 24 MaySome Links
21. 24 MayQuotation of the Day…
22. 23 MaySome Links
23. 23 MayQuotation of the Day…
24. 22 MaySome Links
25. 22 MayQuotation of the Day…
26. 21 MayProtectionists’ Cheap Tricks
27. 21 MaySome Links
28. 21 MayQuotation of the Day…
29. 20 MayDeficient Reporting
30. 20 MaySome Links
31. 20 MayQuotation of the Day…
32. 19 MaySome Links
33. 19 MayQuotation of the Day…
34. 18 MayOpen Letter to Lael Brainard
35. 18 MaySome Links
36. 18 MayQuotation of the Day…
37. 17 MayHugh Macaulay, 1924-2005
38. 17 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
39. 17 MaySome Links
40. 17 MayQuotation of the Day…
41. 16 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
42. 16 MaySome Links
43. 16 MayQuotation of the Day…
44. 15 MayAn Open Letter to Katherine Tai
45. 15 MaySome Links
46. 15 MayQuotation of the Day…
47. 14 MayProtectionism Is Topsy-Turvy Nonsense
48. 14 MaySubstitution Effects
49. 14 MaySome Links
50. 14 MayQuotation of the Day…
51. 13 MayBenighted Lighthizer
52. 13 MaySome Links
53. 13 MayQuotation of the Day…
54. 12 MayAmerican Compass Is Broken
55. 12 MaySome Links
56. 12 MayQuotation of the Day…
57. 11 MaySome Links
58. 11 MayQuotation of the Day…
59. 10 MayDoug Irwin on Trade Openness and Economic Growth
60. 10 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
61. 10 MaySome Links
62. 10 MayQuotation of the Day…
63. 9 MayRubio Is Ridiculous
64. 9 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
65. 9 MaySome Links
66. 9 MayQuotation of the Day…
67. 8 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
68. 8 MaySome Links
69. 8 MayQuotation of the Day…
70. 7 MayImports, As Such, Destroy No Jobs
71. 7 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
72. 7 MaySome Links
73. 7 MayQuotation of the Day…
74. 6 MaySome Links
75. 6 MayQuotation of the Day…
76. 5 MaySome Links
77. 5 MayQuotation of the Day…
78. 4 MayOn Dani Rodrik On Trade
79. 4 MayThe Depth of Economic Ignorance Is Unfathomable
80. 4 MaySome Links
81. 4 MayQuotation of the Day…
82. 3 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
83. 3 MaySome Links
84. 3 MayQuotation of the Day…
85. 2 MayThe Inanity of Politicians Talking Trade
86. 2 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
87. 2 MaySome Links
88. 2 MayQuotation of the Day…
89. 1 MayThey Can Afford It! – Not
90. 1 MaySome Links
91. 1 MayQuotation of the Day…

April 2024

1. 30 AprThe Reality of Industrial Policy
2. 30 AprSome Links
3. 30 AprQuotation of the Day…
4. 29 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
5. 29 AprThe Case for Free Trade Remains Strong
6. 29 AprSome Links
7. 29 AprQuotation of the Day…
8. 28 AprBeware of the Word “Afford”
9. 28 AprSome Links
10. 28 AprQuotation of the Day…
11. 27 AprCafe Hayek is 20 Years Old
12. 27 AprQuotation of the Day…
13. 26 AprManufacturing Data
14. 26 AprSome Links
15. 26 AprQuotation of the Day…
16. 25 AprA Dunce Hat for Deese
17. 25 AprSome Links
18. 25 AprQuotation of the Day…
19. 24 AprSome Links
20. 24 AprQuotation of the Day…
21. 24 AprLina Khan Has Mastered Newspeak
22. 23 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
23. 23 AprSome Links
24. 23 AprQuotation of the Day…
25. 22 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
26. 22 AprPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Council of Political Enablers”
27. 22 AprSome Links
28. 22 AprQuotation of the Day…
29. 21 AprSome Links
30. 21 AprQuotation of the Day…
31. 20 AprSome Links
32. 20 AprQuotation of the Day…
33. 19 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
34. 19 AprSome Links
35. 19 AprQuotation of the Day…
36. 18 AprMarxist Economics Is Dumb
37. 18 AprSome Links
38. 18 AprQuotation of the Day…
39. 17 AprOn the Injustice of Conscription
40. 17 AprSome Links
41. 17 AprQuotation of the Day…
42. 16 AprSome Links
43. 16 AprQuotation of the Day…
44. 15 AprSome Links
45. 15 AprQuotation of the Day…
46. 14 AprShrinkflation!
47. 14 AprSome Links
48. 14 AprQuotation of the Day…
49. 14 AprBastiat Exposes the Idiocy of Protectionism
50. 13 AprIrresponsible and Arrogant, Deborah Birx Deserves Much of the Blame for the Lockdowns
51. 13 AprSome Links
52. 13 AprQuotation of the Day…
53. 12 AprSome Links
54. 12 AprQuotation of the Day…
55. 11 AprSome Links
56. 11 AprQuotation of the Day…
57. 10 AprManufacturing Jobs Were Destroyed Mostly by Better Opportunities in the Service Sector
58. 10 AprRent-Seeking Is A Dirty Business
59. 10 AprSome Links
60. 10 AprQuotation of the Day…
61. 9 AprIs the Textbook Case for Subsidizing Carbon Emissions Sufficient to Justify Government Action?
62. 9 AprSome Links
63. 9 AprQuotation of the Day…
64. 8 AprSome Links
65. 8 AprQuotation of the Day…
66. 7 AprSome Links
67. 7 AprQuotation of the Day…
68. 6 AprSome Links
69. 6 AprQuotation of the Day…
70. 5 AprSome Links
71. 5 AprQuotation of the Day…
72. 4 AprA Challenge for Oren Cass
73. 4 AprSome Links
74. 4 AprQuotation of the Day…
75. 3 AprSome Links
76. 3 AprQuotation of the Day…
77. 3 AprGlobalization is Win-Win
78. 2 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
79. 2 AprSome Links
80. 2 AprQuotation of the Day…
81. 1 AprRobert Zoellick on the Realities of Manufacturing and Trade
82. 1 AprSome Links
83. 1 AprQuotation of the Day…

March 2024

1. 31 MarSome Links
2. 31 MarQuotation of the Day…
3. 30 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
4. 30 MarSome Links
5. 30 MarQuotation of the Day…
6. 29 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
7. 29 MarSome Links
8. 29 MarQuotation of the Day…
9. 28 MarExploring the Unseen In Trade and Trade Policy
10. 28 MarSome Links
11. 28 MarQuotation of the Day…
12. 27 MarProtectionists’ Arguments Are Invariably Weak
13. 27 MarSome Links
14. 27 MarQuotation of the Day…
15. 26 MarScott Atlas Talks with Steven Koonin
16. 26 MarSome Links
17. 26 MarQuotation of the Day…
18. 25 MarGreat Moments in Antitrust
19. 25 MarSome Links
20. 25 MarQuotation of the Day…
21. 24 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
22. 24 MarSome Links
23. 24 MarQuotation of the Day…
24. 23 MarThe Arrogance of Antitrust
25. 23 MarSome Links
26. 23 MarQuotation of the Day…
27. 22 MarGramm’s and Boudreaux’s Letter in The Economist on Lighthizer’s Misunderstanding of Trade
28. 22 MarSome Links
29. 22 MarQuotation of the Day…
30. 21 MarIs It A Spoof?
31. 21 MarSome Links
32. 21 MarScott Lincicome Proposes Not Doing Nothing About Foreign-Government Subsidies, and I Agree
33. 21 MarQuotation of the Day…
34. 20 MarTrue Statistics Can Create False Impressions
35. 20 MarBryan Caplan Urges “Build, Baby, Build”!
36. 20 MarSome Links
37. 20 MarQuotation of the Day…
38. 19 MarSome Links
39. 19 MarQuotation of the Day…
40. 18 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
41. 18 MarSome Links
42. 18 MarQuotation of the Day…
43. 17 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
44. 17 MarFor the Umpteenth Time, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
45. 17 MarSome Links
46. 17 MarQuotation of the Day…
47. 16 MarAgain, Trade Is a Technique of Production
48. 16 MarSome Links
49. 16 MarQuotation of the Day…
50. 15 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
51. 15 MarSome Links
52. 15 MarQuotation of the Day…
53. 14 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
54. 14 MarSome Links
55. 14 MarQuotation of the Day…
56. 13 MarSome Links
57. 13 MarQuotation of the Day…
58. 12 MarSome Links
59. 12 MarQuotation of the Day…
60. 11 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
61. 11 MarSome Links
62. 11 MarQuotation of the Day…
63. 10 MarAn Open Letter to Nobel-laureate Economist Angus Deaton
64. 10 MarNone of These People Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are…
65. 10 MarThe Experience of an Economist…
66. 10 MarSome Links
67. 10 MarQuotation of the Day…
68. 9 MarAn Inevitable Result of Populism
69. 9 MarThe Anti-Economic Way of Thinking
70. 9 MarSome Links
71. 9 MarQuotation of the Day…
72. 8 MarProletarian Capitalists
73. 8 MarSome Links
74. 8 MarQuotation of the Day…
75. 7 MarSome Links
76. 7 MarQuotation of the Day…
77. 6 MarDaniel Hannan on Free Trade
78. 6 MarSome Links
79. 6 MarQuotation of the Day…
80. 5 MarIgnoring the Unseen, Example 19,208e209
81. 5 MarBeijing: Making America Great Again!
82. 5 MarSome Links
83. 5 MarQuotation of the Day…
84. 4 MarTrue Exploitation Occurs When Options Are Artificially Reduced
85. 4 MarAn Interview with Henry Hazlitt
86. 4 MarSome Links
87. 4 MarQuotation of the Day…
88. 3 MarSome Links
89. 3 MarQuotation of the Day…
90. 2 MarSome Links
91. 2 MarQuotation of the Day…
92. 1 MarBeware of the Ceiling
93. 1 MarSome Links
94. 1 MarQuotation of the Day…

February 2024

1. 29 FebHow the World Became Rich
2. 29 FebSome Links
3. 29 FebQuotation of the Day…
4. 28 FebRana Foroohar Is Very Confused
5. 28 FebSome Links
6. 28 FebQuotation of the Day…
7. 27 FebOn Adam Smith and Comparative Advantage
8. 27 FebSome Links
9. 27 Feb“Just Societies” – Not Just Yet (Thank Goodness)
10. 27 FebQuotation of the Day…
11. 26 FebOn U.S. Global “Competitiveness”
12. 26 FebPhil Gramm and Me on the High Cost of the Trump-Biden Tariffs
13. 26 FebSome Links
14. 26 FebQuotation of the Day…
15. 25 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
16. 25 FebSome Links
17. 25 FebQuotation of the Day…
18. 24 FebSome Links
19. 24 FebQuotation of the Day…
20. 23 FebResist the Legerdemain
21. 23 FebSome Links
22. 23 FebQuotation of the Day…
23. 22 FebMilton Friedman and F.A. Hayek: Humble Appreciators of Society’s Complexities
24. 22 FebSome Links
25. 22 FebQuotation of the Day…
26. 21 FebUnjust Propagandizing for “Just Societies”
27. 21 FebSome Links
28. 21 FebQuotation of the Day…
29. 20 FebApply the Insights of Bruce Yandle
30. 20 FebSome Links
31. 20 FebQuotation of the Day…
32. 19 FebYou Should Stay for the Full Play
33. 19 FebSome Links
34. 19 FebQuotation of the Day…
35. 18 FebAmerica First! (Or So Pres. Xi Must Think)
36. 18 FebSome Links
37. 18 FebQuotation of the Day…
38. 17 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
39. 17 FebProduction Occurs Only When Satisfying As Many As Possible Desires of Consumers
40. 17 FebSome Links
41. 17 FebQuotation of the Day…
42. 16 FebSome Links
43. 16 FebQuotation of the Day…
44. 15 FebA Note on Covid Carelessness
45. 15 FebSocialism Does Not Strengthen An Economy
46. 15 FebSome Links
47. 15 FebQuotation of the Day…
48. 14 FebGet in Touch
49. 14 FebSome Links
50. 14 FebQuotation of the Day…
51. 13 FebSome Links
52. 13 FebQuotation of the Day…
53. 12 FebIt Seems to Me…
54. 12 FebSome Links
55. 12 FebQuotation of the Day…
56. 11 FebSome Links
57. 11 FebQuotation of the Day…
58. 10 FebVinay Prasad on Covid Measures
59. 10 FebSome Links
60. 10 FebQuotation of the Day…
61. 9 FebSome Links
62. 9 FebQuotation of the Day…
63. 8 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
64. 8 FebWorry Not About So-Called “Trade Deficits”
65. 8 FebActions Speak Louder Than Words
66. 8 FebSome Links
67. 8 FebQuotation of the Day…
68. 7 FebIs the Economic Case for a Policy of Free Trade “Of Recent Vintage”?
69. 7 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
70. 7 FebSome Links
71. 7 FebQuotation of the Day…
72. 6 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
73. 6 FebSome Links
74. 6 FebQuotation of the Day…
75. 5 FebPhil Gramm and I Respond to Robert Lighthizer
76. 5 FebA Note on Oren Cass’s Account of the Change in Trade Policy
77. 5 FebSummer Institute on the History of Economics
78. 5 FebSome Links
79. 5 FebQuotation of the Day…
80. 4 FebSome Links
81. 4 FebQuotation of the Day…
82. 3 FebSome Links
83. 3 FebUPDATE: The Rumor, Thankfully, is False
84. 3 FebThe Infantilism of Some “Intellectuals”
85. 3 FebQuotation of the Day…
86. 2 FebSome Links
87. 2 FebQuotation of the Day…
88. 1 FebIgnored Innovation
89. 1 FebSome Links
90. 1 FebQuotation of the Day…

January 2024

1. 31 JanOren Cass’s Response Fails
2. 31 JanSome Links
3. 31 JanQuotation of the Day…
4. 30 JanWant More Production? Support Free Trade
5. 30 JanSome Links
6. 30 JanQuotation of the Day…
7. 29 JanAnother Open Letter to Donald Trump
8. 29 JanSome Links
9. 29 JanQuotation of the Day…
10. 28 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
11. 28 JanSome Links
12. 28 JanQuotation of the Day…
13. 27 JanNew York Times: “Trade Is Not a Job Killer”
14. 27 JanBuying Votes With Your Own Money Is Illegal; Buying Votes With Other People’s Money Is Good Politics
15. 27 JanSome Links
16. 27 JanQuotation of the Day…
17. 26 JanThe Best Protective Tariff Rate Is Zero (But Perhaps Not So for Revenue Tariffs)
18. 26 JanSome links
19. 26 JanQuotation of the Day…
20. 25 JanNo to Rent Control
21. 25 JanSome Links
22. 25 JanQuotation of the Day…
23. 24 JanThe Principal Peddler of Corporatism Is Trump
24. 24 JanSome Links
25. 24 JanQuotation of the Day…
26. 23 JanSome Links
27. 23 JanQuotation of the Day…
28. 22 JanSome Links
29. 22 JanQuotation of the Day…
30. 21 JanSome Links
31. 21 JanQuotation of the Day…
32. 20 JanSome Links
33. 20 JanQuotation of the Day…
34. 19 JanProtectionism Is Counterproductive
35. 19 JanSome Links
36. 19 JanQuotation of the Day…
37. 18 JanSome Links
38. 18 JanQuotation of the Day…
39. 17 JanTrade and Production
40. 17 JanSome Links
41. 17 JanQuotation of the Day…
42. 16 JanInternational Mobility of Capital Doesn’t Weaken the Case for Free Trade
43. 16 JanSome Links
44. 16 JanQuotation of the Day…
45. 15 JanSome Links
46. 15 JanQuotation of the Day…
47. 14 JanOnce Again, the Case For Free Trade Isn’t One That Sacrifices the National Interest
48. 14 JanSome Links
49. 14 JanQuotation of the Day…
50. 13 JanSome Links
51. 13 JanQuotation of the Day…
52. 12 JanA Modern Economy, As Such, Cannot Owe or Be Owed Anything
53. 12 Jan“How Tariffs Aren’t All They’re Trumped Up to Be”
54. 12 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
55. 12 JanSome Links
56. 12 JanQuotation of the Day…
57. 11 JanEd Tower on the Balance of Payments
58. 11 JanSome Links
59. 11 JanQuotation of the Day…
60. 11 JanThe Whole Doctrine of the Balance of Trade Is Absurd and Misleading
61. 10 JanMy Longer Response to Oren Cass’s Law & Liberty Protest Against Free Trade
62. 10 JanSome Links
63. 10 JanQuotation of the Day…
64. 9 JanThe Case for Free Trade Is NOT ‘Globalist’
65. 9 JanSome Links
66. 9 JanQuotation of the Day…
67. 8 JanSome Links
68. 8 JanQuotation of the Day…
69. 7 JanIs America a Third World Country?
70. 7 JanSome Links
71. 7 JanQuotation of the Day…
72. 6 JanSome Links
73. 6 JanQuotation of the Day…
74. 5 JanDiscoursing on Trade Deficits
75. 5 JanSome Links
76. 5 JanQuotation of the Day…
77. 4 JanImpersonal, Yes; Soulless, No
78. 4 JanSome Links
79. 4 JanQuotation of the Day…
80. 3 JanSome Links
81. 3 JanQuotation of the Day…
82. 2 JanSome Links
83. 2 JanQuotation of the Day…
84. 1 JanSome Links
85. 1 JanQuotation of the Day…