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December 2025

1. 31 DecProtectionism Is Destructionism – Not a Funny Matter
2. 31 DecSome Links
3. 31 DecQuotation of the Day…
4. 30 DecThe Condition of My Support for a Policy of Free Trade
5. 30 DecThe Terms of Protectionism
6. 30 DecSome Links
7. 30 DecQuotation of the Day…
8. 29 DecMichael Pettis Is a Very Poor Trade Economist
9. 29 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
10. 29 DecSome Links
11. 29 DecQuotation of the Day…
12. 28 DecNoah Smith Is Mistaken About Trade Deficits
13. 28 DecSome Links
14. 28 DecQuotation of the Day…
15. 27 DecSome Links
16. 27 DecQuotation of the Day…
17. 26 DecTrade Surpluses Are Not Evidence of ‘Overcapacity’
18. 26 DecSome Links
19. 26 DecQuotation of the Day…
20. 25 DecQuotation of the Day…
21. 24 DecPeter Navarro’s Protectionist Illogic
22. 24 DecSome Links
23. 24 DecQuotation of the Day…
24. 23 DecSome Links
25. 23 DecQuotation of the Day…
26. 22 DecSome Links
27. 22 DecQuotation of the Day…
28. 21 DecOn Reagan, China, and Protectionism
29. 21 DecSome Links
30. 21 DecQuotation of the Day…
31. 20 DecOh That the Absurd Mercantilist Concept of “Balance of Trade” Had Never Been Devised
32. 20 DecSome Links
33. 20 DecQuotation of the Day…
34. 19 DecOne Weird Trick
35. 19 DecSome Links
36. 19 DecQuotation of the Day…
37. 18 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
38. 18 DecLower-priced Goods are a Blessing, Not a Curse
39. 18 DecStop Slaying the Strawman Case Against Tariffs
40. 18 DecSome Links
41. 18 DecQuotation of the Day…
42. 17 DecService-Sector Workers Want Other People to Work in the Manufacturing Sector
43. 17 DecSome Links
44. 17 DecQuotation of the Day…
45. 16 DecProtectionism’s Language is Loaded
46. 16 DecSome Links
47. 16 DecQuotation of the Day…
48. 15 DecSupporting Cafe Hayek
49. 15 DecSome Links
50. 15 DecQuotation of the Day…
51. 15 DecTrump Holds Americans Hostage to Improve the Well-Being of Non-Americans
52. 14 DecSome Links
53. 14 DecQuotation of the Day…
54. 13 DecHow Smart Are Beijing’s Thugs?
55. 13 DecSome Links
56. 13 DecQuotation of the Day…
57. 12 DecBeggar Thy Own Citizens
58. 12 DecSome Links
59. 12 DecQuotation of the Day…
60. 11 DecThe Unexamined Presumptions of Protectionism Are Plenty and Preposterous
61. 11 DecHumanity Has a Huge Surplus of Economic Misunderstanding
62. 11 DecSome Links
63. 11 DecQuotation of the Day…
64. 10 DecThe Heart of the Case for Free Trade
65. 10 DecSome Links
66. 10 DecQuotation of the Day…
67. 9 DecEnough With Being Shocked By China’s Economic Performance
68. 9 DecTrump’s Trade ‘Policy’ Is Harming America
69. 9 DecSome Links
70. 9 DecQuotation of the Day…
71. 8 DecSome Links
72. 8 DecQuotation of the Day…
73. 7 DecNeither Logic Nor the Laws of Economics Are Suspended by Political Borders
74. 7 DecSome Links
75. 7 DecQuotation of the Day…
76. 6 DecDarkhizer
77. 6 DecSome Links
78. 6 DecQuotation of the Day…
79. 5 DecAnother Open Letter to Oren Cass
80. 5 DecSome Links
81. 5 DecQuotation of the Day…
82. 4 DecTrump Is Helping to Protect the Tourism Industries of Foreign Countries
83. 4 DecQuestions for Redistributionists
84. 4 DecSome Links
85. 4 DecQuotation of the Day…
86. 3 DecSome Links
87. 3 DecQuotation of the Day…
88. 2 DecSome Links
89. 2 DecQuotation of the Day…
90. 1 DecSome Links
91. 1 DecQuotation of the Day…

November 2025

1. 30 NovDon’t Be Suckered by Sorkin’s 1984ing of 1929-1940
2. 30 NovSome Links
3. 30 NovQuotation of the Day…
4. 29 NovSome Links
5. 29 NovQuotation of the Day…
6. 28 NovA Bet Not Taken (But My Offer Of It Remains Open!)
7. 28 NovSome Links
8. 28 NovQuotation of the Day…
9. 27 NovA Quirky Export Tariff
10. 27 NovSome Links
11. 27 NovQuotation of the Day…
12. 26 NovSome Links
13. 26 NovQuotation of the Day…
14. 25 NovFacepalm
15. 25 NovSome Links
16. 25 NovQuotation of the Day…
17. 24 NovWisdom from Tocqueville
18. 24 NovSome Links
19. 24 NovQuotation of the Day…
20. 23 NovOn Those “TRILLIONS”
21. 23 NovSome Links
22. 23 NovQuotation of the Day…
23. 22 NovTrump’s Tariffs and Manufacturing Employment
24. 22 NovSome Links
25. 22 NovQuotation of the Day…
26. 21 NovTalking With Vance Ginn About Phil Gramm’s and My Book, “The Triumph of Economic Freedom”
27. 21 NovSome Links
28. 21 NovQuotation of the Day…
29. 20 NovA Case Against the Case For Banning Surrogate Motherhood
30. 20 NovAdam Smith Would Not Endorse Trump’s Tariffs
31. 20 NovSome Links
32. 20 NovQuotation of the Day…
33. 19 NovHydraulic Keynesianism Is Bad Economics
34. 19 NovSome Links
35. 19 NovQuotation of the Day…
36. 18 NovSome Links
37. 18 NovQuotation of the Day…
38. 17 NovSome Links
39. 17 NovQuotation of the Day…
40. 16 NovSome Links
41. 16 NovQuotation of the Day…
42. 15 NovOn Trump’s Tariffs
43. 15 NovSome Links
44. 15 NovQuotation of the Day…
45. 14 NovOn the Doux Commerce Thesis
46. 14 NovSome Links
47. 14 NovQuotation of the Day…
48. 13 NovSome Links
49. 13 NovQuotation of the Day…
50. 12 NovSome Links
51. 12 NovQuotation of the Day…
52. 11 NovSome Links
53. 11 NovQuotation of the Day…
54. 10 Nov“Neoliberalism” Is a Lazy Smear Used by Academics
55. 10 NovSome Links
56. 10 NovQuotation of the Day…
57. 9 NovShaky MAGA Math
58. 9 NovA Country, As Such, Doesn’t Consume, Save, Invest, or Produce
59. 9 NovSome Links
60. 9 NovQuotation of the Day…
61. 8 NovSome Links
62. 8 NovQuotation of the Day…
63. 7 NovDebt-financing Engorges the Beast
64. 7 NovSome Links
65. 7 NovQuotation of the Day…
66. 6 NovAnother Interview Centered on Phil Gramm’s and My “Triumph of Economic Freedom”
67. 6 NovSome Links
68. 6 NovQuotation of the Day…
69. 5 NovMy Discussion, With the IEA’s Daniel Freeman, Of Phil Gramm’s and My New Book
70. 5 NovSome Links
71. 5 NovQuotation of the Day…
72. 4 NovProud to Be a Pipefitter’s Son
73. 4 NovThe American Economy’s Largest Sector – By Far – Is Services (For Which We Americans Should Be Thankful)
74. 4 NovMy April 2013 Review of Cass Sunstein’s “Simpler”
75. 4 NovThe Trump Administration Continues to Expose Its Low Opinion of American Producers
76. 4 NovSome Links
77. 4 NovQuotation of the Day…
78. 3 NovSome Links
79. 3 NovQuotation of the Day…
80. 2 NovSome Links
81. 2 NovQuotation of the Day…
82. 1 NovAbsurd Hypothetical and Absurd Reality
83. 1 NovSome Links
84. 1 NovQuotation of the Day…

October 2025

1. 31 OctProtectionists Have No Sound Theory (And Free Traders Must Use Language More Carefully)
2. 31 OctFull Text of Gramm and Boudreaux: “The Economic Cost of Trump’s Tariff Revival”
3. 31 OctSome Links
4. 31 OctQuotation of the Day…
5. 30 OctSome Links
6. 30 OctJeff Ferry Replies to Me
7. 30 OctQuotation of the Day…
8. 29 OctWhat’s Being Bargained For Matters
9. 29 OctSome Links
10. 29 OctQuotation of the Day…
11. 28 OctProtectionism and the “Primitive Mind”
12. 28 OctSome Links
13. 28 OctQuotation of the Day…
14. 27 OctSome Links
15. 27 OctQuotation of the Day…
16. 26 OctYet More on American Households’ Real Net Worth
17. 26 OctSome Links
18. 26 OctQuotation of the Day…
19. 25 OctAverage Household’s Net Worth Considering Its Share of the U.S. Government’s Indebtedness to Foreigners
20. 25 OctSome Links
21. 25 OctQuotation of the Day…
22. 24 OctOn Rising American Living Standards
23. 24 OctSome Links
24. 24 OctQuotation of the Day…
25. 23 OctPhil Gramm and Me: Trump’s Trade War Was a Loser
26. 23 OctRodrik Misses the Pencil’s Point
27. 23 OctSome Links
28. 23 OctQuotation of the Day…
29. 22 OctDid U.S. Trade Deficits Mostly Fund Americans’ Consumption?
30. 22 OctUnderstanding Trump’s Misunderstanding of Trade
31. 22 OctSome Links
32. 22 OctQuotation of the Day…
33. 21 OctLet’s Worry About Heaven On Earth When That Prospect Is Closer
34. 21 OctSome Links
35. 21 OctQuotation of the Day…
36. 20 OctOur Freedom Isn’t Contingent On Other People’s Freedom
37. 20 OctSome Links
38. 20 OctQuotation of the Day…
39. 19 OctSome Links
40. 19 OctQuotation of the Day…
41. 18 OctSome Links
42. 18 OctQuotation of the Day…
43. 17 OctThe Stock Market and the Tariffs of Trump 2.0
44. 17 OctHow About a National-Security Exception to the National-Security Exception?
45. 17 OctSome Links
46. 17 OctQuotation of the Day…
47. 16 Oct“Unfair Trade” Is Unfair Only to Foreigners
48. 16 OctSome Links
49. 16 OctQuotation of the Day…
50. 15 OctResponding to Matthew Lynn on Economists on Tariffs
51. 15 OctAI Still Needs Some Work
52. 15 OctSome Links
53. 15 OctQuotation of the Day…
54. 14 OctSome Links
55. 14 OctQuotation of the Day…
56. 13 OctOn Securing Sources of Supplies
57. 13 OctSome Links
58. 13 OctQuotation of the Day…
59. 12 OctSorry, But Pope Leo Is Mistaken
60. 12 OctSome Links
61. 12 OctQuotation of the Day…
62. 11 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
63. 11 OctThe Illogic That Is Protectionism
64. 11 OctSome Links
65. 11 OctQuotation of the Day…
66. 11 OctTrump Imposes Punitive Taxes on Americans
67. 10 OctWhat If Trump Ran Mar-a-Lago’s Trade As He Wishes To Run America’s Trade?
68. 10 OctSome Links
69. 10 OctQuotation of the Day…
70. 9 OctSome Links
71. 9 OctQuotation of the Day…
72. 8 OctYet Another Open Letter to Tariff Man
73. 8 OctSome Links
74. 8 OctQuotation of the Day…
75. 7 OctSome Links
76. 7 OctQuotation of the Day…
77. 6 OctThe Mantra of Every Losing Sports Team: ‘Wait ’til Next Year!’
78. 6 OctAnd Now A Plea for Some Optimism
79. 6 OctSome Links
80. 6 OctQuotation of the Day…
81. 5 OctSome Links
82. 5 OctQuotation of the Day…
83. 4 OctSome Links
84. 4 OctQuotation of the Day…
85. 3 OctProtectionists Think That You’re Stupid and Immature (And They Also Think That Foreigners are Smart and Mature)
86. 3 OctSome Links
87. 3 OctQuotation of the Day…
88. 2 OctSome Links
89. 2 OctQuotation of the Day…
90. 1 OctSome Links
91. 1 OctQuotation of the Day…

September 2025

1. 30 SepSome Links
2. 30 SepQuotation of the Day…
3. 29 SepMore on Alleged Middle-Class Economic Stagnation
4. 29 SepSome Links
5. 29 SepQuotation of the Day…
6. 28 SepProgressives Played A Huge Role In Putting Trump In the White House
7. 28 SepSome Links
8. 28 SepThere’s Nothing Fishy About Free Markets
9. 28 SepQuotation of the Day…
10. 27 SepThought Experiment: Trump Attends the Wedding at Cana
11. 27 SepSome Links
12. 27 SepQuotation of the Day…
13. 26 SepThe Economic Cost of Trump’s Tariff Revival
14. 26 SepSome Links
15. 26 SepQuotation of the Day…
16. 25 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
17. 25 SepSome Links
18. 25 SepQuotation of the Day…
19. 24 SepEnough With Protectionists’ Rampaging Presumptions
20. 24 SepSome Links
21. 24 SepQuotation of the Day…
22. 23 SepYet Another Open Letter to Oren Cass
23. 23 SepConstant Repetition Doesn’t Turn Fallacies Into Realities
24. 23 SepAn “Elite” Thought
25. 23 SepSome Links
26. 23 SepQuotation of the Day…
27. 22 SepSome Links
28. 22 SepQuotation of the Day…
29. 21 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
30. 21 SepSome Links
31. 21 SepQuotation of the Day…
32. 20 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
33. 20 SepSome Links
34. 20 SepQuotation of the Day…
35. 19 SepToo Many Protectionists Simply Make Stuff Up
36. 19 SepSome Links
37. 19 SepQuotation of the Day…
38. 18 SepThe Folly of Protectionism Would Be Comical Were It Not So Destructive of Both Prosperity and Freedom
39. 18 SepSome Links
40. 18 SepQuotation of the Day…
41. 17 SepSome Links
42. 17 SepQuotation of the Day…
43. 16 SepProtectionists Have a Very Low Opinion of Their Fellow Citizens
44. 16 SepSome Links
45. 16 SepShould We Tariff Used Cars and Other Goods that We Import from the Past?
46. 16 SepQuotation of the Day…
47. 15 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
48. 15 SepSome Links
49. 15 SepQuotation of the Day…
50. 14 SepSome Links
51. 14 SepQuotation of the Day…
52. 13 SepMilton Friedman Did Not Concoct a False Image of Adam Smith
53. 13 SepSome Links
54. 13 SepQuotation of the Day…
55. 12 SepSome Links
56. 12 SepQuotation of the Day…
57. 11 SepSome Links
58. 11 SepCivilization Is Not Built By Violence
59. 11 SepQuotation of the Day…
60. 10 SepMAGA Orwellianism
61. 10 SepFurther Thoughts on the National-Defense Exception to the Case for Free Trade
62. 10 SepSome Links
63. 10 SepQuotation of the Day…
64. 9 SepSome Links
65. 9 SepQuotation of the Day…
66. 8 SepYour Imagination Is No Good Guide to Policy
67. 8 SepSome Links
68. 8 SepQuotation of the Day…
69. 7 SepDaniel Hannan Is Brilliant On Trade
70. 7 SepAn Open Letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
71. 7 SepOn the Ethics and Economics of Retaliatory Tariffs
72. 7 SepSome Links
73. 7 SepQuotation of the Day…
74. 6 SepAdam Smith Would Be Appalled by Donald Trump
75. 6 SepSome Links
76. 6 SepQuotation of the Day…
77. 5 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
78. 5 SepSome Links
79. 5 SepQuotation of the Day…
80. 4 SepSome Links
81. 4 SepQuotation of the Day…
82. 3 SepThe Enclosures and the Industrial Revolution
83. 3 SepSome Links
84. 3 SepQuotation of the Day…
85. 2 SepVernon Smith on Donald Trump’s Protectionism
86. 2 SepSome Links
87. 2 SepQuotation of the Day…
88. 1 SepProtectionists, Not Free Traders, Are Arrogant
89. 1 SepPay Attention to Trump the Businessman, Not Trump the Politician
90. 1 SepSome Links
91. 1 SepQuotation of the Day…

August 2025

1. 31 AugIf ONLY An Earthly Heaven Were On the Horizon
2. 31 AugSome Links
3. 31 AugQuotation of the Day…
4. 30 AugSome Links
5. 30 AugQuotation of the Day…
6. 29 AugThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Strikes Down Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs
7. 29 AugSome Links
8. 29 AugQuotation of the Day…
9. 28 AugSome Links
10. 28 AugQuotation of the Day…
11. 27 AugSome Links
12. 27 AugQuotation of the Day…
13. 26 AugSome Links
14. 26 AugQuotation of the Day…
15. 25 AugFurther Reflections on Protectionism and (Measured) Inflation
16. 25 AugSome Links
17. 25 AugQuotation of the Day…
18. 24 AugSome Links
19. 24 AugQuotation of the Day…
20. 23 AugA Note on Tariffs and Inflation
21. 23 AugTrump’s Trade Policy Puts Americans Last
22. 23 AugSome Links
23. 23 AugQuotation of the Day…
24. 22 AugA Note About So-called “Trade Deficits”
25. 22 AugSome Links
26. 22 AugQuotation of the Day…
27. 21 AugMore On Alleged Chinese Dumping
28. 21 AugCivitas Institute’s Tariff Symposium
29. 21 AugSome Links
30. 21 AugQuotation of the Day…
31. 20 AugOn Alleged Chinese “Dumping”
32. 20 AugThe Great H.L. Mencken
33. 20 AugSome Links
34. 20 AugQuotation of the Day…
35. 19 AugA Contest: Name That Protectionist Fallacy
36. 19 AugSome Links
37. 19 AugQuotation of the Day…
38. 18 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
39. 18 AugThe Experience of Arguing With A Typical Protectionist
40. 18 AugSome Links
41. 18 AugQuotation of the Day…
42. 17 AugSome Links
43. 17 AugQuotation of the Day…
44. 16 AugThe Rust Belt Wasn’t Done In By Economic Competition
45. 16 AugSome Links
46. 16 AugQuotation of the Day…
47. 15 AugThe Fallacies Trotted Out to Support Protectionism Are Superabundant
48. 15 AugSome Links
49. 15 AugQuotation of the Day…
50. 14 AugCorrecting Some Factual Errors About Trump’s Tariffs
51. 14 AugNo Sane Businessperson Would Run A Company In the Way Trump Wants to Run the U.S. Economy
52. 14 AugSome Links
53. 14 AugQuotation of the Day…
54. 13 AugGeez
55. 13 AugSome Links
56. 13 AugQuotation of the Day…
57. 12 AugEven Trump Can’t Escape Logic and Reality
58. 12 AugA Final Attempt to Explain My Disagreement With John Lott on Trump’s Tariffs
59. 12 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
60. 12 AugSome Links
61. 12 AugQuotation of the Day…
62. 11 AugSome Links
63. 11 AugQuotation of the Day…
64. 10 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
65. 10 AugSome Links
66. 10 AugQuotation of the Day…
67. 9 AugSome Links
68. 9 AugQuotation of the Day…
69. 8 AugTrump 2.0 (So Far) Compared to Trump 1.0
70. 8 AugSome Links
71. 8 AugQuotation of the Day…
72. 7 AugMore on the Underlying Justification of Trump’s Tariffs
73. 7 AugThe Debate Is About Protectionism, Not Raising Revenue
74. 7 AugSome Links
75. 7 AugQuotation of the Day…
76. 6 AugNo, American Economic Growth Was Not Fueled by Protectionism
77. 6 AugSome Links
78. 6 AugQuotation of the Day…
79. 5 AugThe Case for Protectionism Is Clear (As Long as Economics and Facts Are Ignored)
80. 5 AugSome Links
81. 5 AugQuotation of the Day…
82. 4 AugSome Links
83. 4 AugQuotation of the Day…
84. 3 AugU.S. Tariffs Are Taxes On Americans
85. 3 AugQuotation of the Day…
86. 2 AugSome Links
87. 2 AugTrump’s Tariffs Are Paid Overwhelmingly By Americans
88. 2 AugQuotation of the Day…
89. 1 AugThere Was No “Spike” In the U.S. Trade Deficit That Could Legitimately Have Prompted Trump’s “Liberation Day” Punitive Taxes on Americans
90. 1 AugMore on Phil Gramm’s and My Book, “The Triumph of Economic Freedom”
91. 1 AugSome Links
92. 1 AugQuotation of the Day…

July 2025

1. 31 JulA Note On Today’s Oral Arguments In V.O.S. v. Trump
2. 31 JulThanks to TFAS’s Roger Ream…
3. 31 JulSome Links
4. 31 JulQuotation of the Day…
5. 30 JulQuotation of the Day…
6. 29 JulOn U.S. Trade Deficits and Global Demand for U.S. Dollars
7. 29 JulQuotation of the Day…
8. 28 JulSome Links
9. 28 JulQuotation of the Day…
10. 27 JulProtectionists’ Command of Facts and of Theory Is Weak
11. 27 JulCanadians Are Putting America First!
12. 27 JulSome Links
13. 27 JulQuotation of the Day…
14. 26 JulTrump’s Tariffs are Protectionist, Not Revenue
15. 26 JulSome Links
16. 26 JulQuotation of the Day…
17. 25 JulNaïve and Arrogant Protectionists
18. 25 JulSome Links
19. 25 JulQuotation of the Day…
20. 24 JulFull Text of Gramm’s and Boudreaux’s “Steel and Aluminum: These Are Trump’s Worst Tariffs”
21. 24 JulThe Protectionist Troll Serves the Case for Free Trade
22. 24 JulSome Links
23. 24 JulQuotation of the Day…
24. 23 JulDonald “Bernie Bro” Trump
25. 23 JulSome Links
26. 23 JulQuotation of the Day…
27. 22 JulCorrecting the Record on the 1980s-1990s VERs
28. 22 JulSome Links
29. 22 JulQuotation of the Day…
30. 21 JulWhat Business Is This Of Trump?
31. 21 JulSome Links
32. 21 JulQuotation of the Day…
33. 20 JulSome Links
34. 20 JulQuotation of the Day…
35. 19 JulQuotation of the Day…
36. 18 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
37. 18 JulQuotation of the Day…
38. 17 JulProtectionism Is Organized Vandalism
39. 17 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
40. 17 JulSome Links
41. 17 JulQuotation of the Day…
42. 16 JulSome Links
43. 16 JulQuotation of the Day…
44. 15 JulEven If Resources Aren’t Scarce, There’s No Good Case for Protectionism
45. 15 Jul“Consumption” Signifies Ends; “Production” Signifies a Means
46. 15 JulSome Links
47. 15 JulQuotation of the Day…
48. 14 JulProtectionists Say the Darndest Things!
49. 14 JulSome Links
50. 14 JulQuotation of the Day…
51. 13 JulEurope vs. the United States
52. 13 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
53. 13 JulSome Links
54. 13 JulQuotation of the Day…
55. 12 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
56. 12 JulSome Links
57. 12 JulQuotation of the Day…
58. 11 JulQuestion For Protectionists: Which Outputs Do Americans Currently Produce Too Much Of?
59. 11 JulSome Links
60. 11 JulQuotation of the Day…
61. 10 JulTrade Deficits Are Not As Objective As You Might Suppose
62. 10 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
63. 10 JulSome Links
64. 10 JulQuotation of the Day…
65. 9 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
66. 9 JulIf You Like Superstitions, You’ll Love Protectionism
67. 9 JulSome Links
68. 9 JulQuotation of the Day…
69. 8 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
70. 8 JulSome Links
71. 8 JulQuotation of the Day…
72. 7 JulDonald Trump Is The Typical Businessman – As Imagined by Socialists
73. 7 JulSome Links
74. 7 JulQuotation of the Day…
75. 6 JulVictor Davis Hanson Continues to Write Foolishly About Economics
76. 6 JulSome Links
77. 6 JulQuotation of the Day…
78. 5 JulAmericans of All Stripes
79. 5 JulSome Links
80. 5 JulQuotation of the Day…
81. 4 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
82. 4 JulSome Links
83. 4 JulQuotation of the Day…
84. 3 JulAnother Open Letter to Howard Lutnick
85. 3 JulSome Links
86. 3 JulQuotation of the Day…
87. 2 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
88. 2 Jul“America Firsters,” Of All People, Should Welcome Subsidized Imports
89. 2 JulSome Links
90. 2 JulQuotation of the Day…
91. 1 JulFair Trade Is Unfree – and Unfair
92. 1 JulSome Links
93. 1 JulQuotation of the Day…

June 2025

1. 30 JunFull Text of Gramm’s and Boudreaux’s “Tariffs Mean Electoral Defeat for the GOP”
2. 30 JunSome Links
3. 30 JunQuotation of the Day…
4. 29 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
5. 29 JunSome Links
6. 29 JunQuotation of the Day…
7. 28 JunDeficit Financing By Government Is Unethical and A Source of Excessive Government Growth
8. 28 JunSome Links
9. 28 JunQuotation of the Day…
10. 27 JunSuper-markets
11. 27 JunSome Links
12. 27 JunQuotation of the Day…
13. 26 JunMark Meadows Complains That Canadians Put America First
14. 26 JunSome Links
15. 26 JunQuotation of the Day…
16. 25 JunTrump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Will Cause Economic Harm to America
17. 25 JunSome Links
18. 25 JunQuotation of the Day…
19. 24 JunThe Real Emergency Is the Abuse of Delegated Powers to Address Emergencies
20. 24 JunHas Free(r) Trade “Hollowed Out” America’s Industrial Economy and Her Middle Class?
21. 24 JunSome Links
22. 24 JunQuotation of the Day…
23. 23 JunSome Links
24. 23 JunQuotation of the Day…
25. 22 JunAre Protectionists Really This Historically Uninformed?
26. 22 JunSome Links
27. 22 JunQuotation of the Day…
28. 21 JunOn Tariffs, Trump Outsmarted No One
29. 21 JunSome Links
30. 21 JunQuotation of the Day…
31. 20 JunBad Economic History Fuels Bad Present-Day Economic Policies
32. 20 JunNo Logic to the “Liberation Day” Tariffs
33. 20 JunSome Links
34. 20 JunQuotation of the Day…
35. 19 JunSome Links
36. 19 JunQuotation of the Day…
37. 18 JunSome Links
38. 18 JunQuotation of the Day…
39. 17 JunSome Links
40. 17 JunQuotation of the Day…
41. 16 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
42. 16 JunSome Links
43. 16 JunQuotation of the Day…
44. 15 JunTrumpism Is More the Result of What Was Said About Globalization Rather Than About What Globalization Actually Did
45. 15 JunSome Links
46. 15 JunQuotation of the Day…
47. 14 JunWant Fair Trade and a Level Playing Field? Support Free Trade
48. 14 JunSome Links
49. 14 JunQuotation of the Day…
50. 13 JunThe Profit Motive Will Ensure Adequate Supplies of Rare Earths
51. 13 JunFull Text of Gramm’s and Boudreaux’s “Yes, the U.S. GDP Decline Is an Ominous Sign”
52. 13 JunSome Links
53. 13 JunQuotation of the Day…
54. 12 JunSome Links
55. 12 JunQuotation of the Day…
56. 11 JunSome Links
57. 11 JunQuotation of the Day…
58. 10 JunPredatory Pricing Is A Foolish Strategy
59. 10 JunSome Links
60. 10 JunQuotation of the Day…
61. 9 JunExposing More of the Lame Excuses For Trump’s Protectionism
62. 9 JunSome Links
63. 9 JunQuotation of the Day…
64. 8 JunQuestion for Fans of Tariffs and of Tariff Man
65. 8 JunSome Links
66. 8 JunQuotation of the Day…
67. 7 JunSome Links
68. 7 JunQuotation of the Day…
69. 6 JunOpen Letter to Howard Lutnick
70. 6 JunSome Links
71. 6 JunQuotation of the Day…
72. 5 JunProtectionism Isn’t Justified During Downturns
73. 5 JunSome Links
74. 5 JunQuotation of the Day…
75. 4 JunAn American Enterprise Institute Discussion of “The Triumph of Economic Freedom”
76. 4 JunSome Links
77. 4 JunQuotation of the Day…
78. 3 JunMichael Shermer Talks With Phil Gramm and Me…
79. 3 JunSome Links
80. 3 JunQuotation of the Day…
81. 2 JunSome Links
82. 2 JunQuotation of the Day…
83. 1 JunThere Is No Such Thing As Free Tariff-Induced Domestic Production
84. 1 JunSome Links
85. 1 JunQuotation of the Day…

May 2025

1. 31 MayTrump Continues to Reveal Deep Misunderstanding of International Trade
2. 31 MayJ.P. Morgan (Likely) Paid More
3. 31 MaySome Links
4. 31 MayQuotation of the Day…
5. 30 MayImports Aren’t the Only Substitutes
6. 30 MayDebunking the Self-Styled Debunker
7. 30 MaySome Links
8. 30 MayQuotation of the Day…
9. 29 MayOh, If Only Humanity Were Never Cursed by the Creation and Use of the Absurd Notion of ‘Balance of Trade’
10. 29 MayA Conversation With a Protectionist
11. 29 MaySome Links
12. 29 MayQuotation of the Day…
13. 28 MayOn Retaliatory Tariffs
14. 28 MaySome Links
15. 28 MayQuotation of the Day…
16. 27 MaySome Links
17. 27 MayQuotation of the Day…
18. 26 MayFree to Choose to “Buy American”
19. 26 MaySome Links
20. 26 MayQuotation of the Day…
21. 25 MayHeaven Save Us From This ‘Negotiator’
22. 25 MayMore on the Condition of U.S. Manufacturing
23. 25 MaySome Links
24. 25 MayQuotation of the Day…
25. 24 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
26. 24 MayAndrew Heaton Talks With Phil Gramm and Me About The Triumph of Economic Freedom
27. 24 MaySome Links
28. 24 MayQuotation of the Day…
29. 23 MayComplete Lunacy
30. 23 MayTrump Himself Again Proves That His Tariffs Aren’t A Tool to Bargain Down Tariffs Worldwide
31. 23 MaySome Links
32. 23 MayQuotation of the Day…
33. 22 MayOne of My Favorite Quotations Ever Shared at Cafe Hayek…
34. 22 MayThe Protectionist Is Someone Who Believes…
35. 22 MayAmerican Manufacturing Is Doing Just Fine (Or At Least It Was Through 2024)
36. 22 MayRegime Uncertainty and Market Uncertainty
37. 22 MaySome Links
38. 22 MayQuotation of the Day…
39. 21 MayHistorically, Large Tariff Hikes Have NOT Been Good Politics in the United States
40. 21 MaySome Links
41. 21 MayQuotation of the Day…
42. 21 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
43. 20 MayIn the Dugout With Mike Stenhouse
44. 20 MaySome Links
45. 20 MayQuotation of the Day…
46. 19 MayFull Text of Gramm’s and Boudreaux’s “Trump’s Tariffs Are as Bad as Bidenomics”
47. 19 MaySome Links
48. 19 MayQuotation of the Day…
49. 18 MayA “China Shock” Mystery
50. 18 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
51. 18 MaySome Links
52. 18 MayQuotation of the Day…
53. 17 MayAnother Open Letter to Pres. Trump
54. 17 MayOren Cass Marshals Fallacies
55. 17 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
56. 17 MaySome Links
57. 17 MayQuotation of the Day…
58. 17 MayFor Trump, That’s a Bug, Not a Feature
59. 16 MayRemember That Trump’s Core Justification for Tariffs Is Not Based on Revenue But Based on Their Alleged Ability to Protect American Industry
60. 16 MayOn Real Median Household Net Worth
61. 16 MayBeware of “Balance of Payments” Statistics, Reason #21,884,906
62. 16 MaySome Links
63. 16 MayQuotation of the Day…
64. 15 MayAmericans Have No “Consumption Addiction”
65. 15 MayOren Cass Continues to Be Mistaken
66. 15 MaySome Links
67. 15 MayQuotation of the Day…
68. 14 MaySome Link
69. 14 MayQuotation of the Day…
70. 13 MayYes to Market-Driven Foreign Investment; No to Protectionist-Driven Foreign Investment
71. 13 MayThe Triumph of Economic Freedom
72. 13 MayThe Economic-Understanding Deficit Grows
73. 13 MaySome Links
74. 13 MayQuotation of the Day…
75. 12 MayKevin Gentry Talks With Me About Trade and Phil Gramm’s and My New Book
76. 12 MayThe Illogic of Trumpian Protectionism
77. 12 MaySome Links
78. 12 MayQuotation of the Day…
79. 11 MayOpen Letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
80. 11 MayMore On Manufacturing
81. 11 MaySome Links
82. 11 MayQuotation of the Day…
83. 10 MayEnough With the Nostalgia for the Manufacturing Economy of Fifty Years Ago
84. 10 MaySome Links
85. 10 MayQuotation of the Day…
86. 9 MayProtective Tariffs Are Punitive Taxes Imposed by Governments on Their Own Citizens
87. 9 MaySome Links
88. 9 MayQuotation of the Day…
89. 8 MaySome “Art”
90. 8 MayOr Maybe He’s One of Them There ‘Cosmopolitan Globalists’
91. 8 MaySome Links
92. 8 MayQuotation of the Day…
93. 7 MayOn Joe Nocera’s Mistaken Take on Trade and Economics
94. 7 MaySome Links
95. 7 MayQuotation of the Day…
96. 6 MayGDP≡C+I+G+X-M Does…
97. 6 MayTen Minus Two Never Equals Anything Other Than Eight
98. 6 MaySome Links
99. 6 MayQuotation of the Day…
100. 5 MayFedEx Began With Imported Aircraft
101. 5 MaySome Links
102. 5 MayQuotation of the Day…
103. 4 MayThe High Costs of Trump’s Punitive Taxes on American Buyers of Imports and Import-competing Products
104. 4 MayThe Language is All Wet
105. 4 MaySome Links
106. 4 MayQuotation of the Day…
107. 3 MaySome Links
108. 3 MayQuotation of the Day…
109. 2 MayOn the So-called “Twin Deficits”
110. 2 MaySome Links
111. 2 MayQuotation of the Day…
112. 1 MayThe Economy Is Being Distorted by Trump’s Tariffs and Not By Efforts to Minimize the Tariffs’ Effects
113. 1 MaySome Links
114. 1 MayQuotation of the Day…

April 2025

1. 30 AprTwisted Illogic
2. 30 AprAwfully Nice of Him
3. 30 AprSome Links
4. 30 AprQuotation of the Day…
5. 29 AprScott Winship on the “China Shock”
6. 29 AprWhat’s Trump Afraid Of?
7. 29 AprThe U.S. Should Avoid Tariffs AND Subsidies
8. 29 AprSome Links
9. 29 AprQuotation of the Day…
10. 28 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
11. 28 AprSome Links
12. 28 AprQuotation of the Day…
13. 27 AprAn Excellent Panel, on Trade, at the Hoover Institution
14. 27 AprSome Links
15. 27 AprQuotation of the Day…
16. 26 AprSome Links
17. 26 AprQuotation of the Day…
18. 25 AprOrder Your Copy Soon!
19. 25 AprComparative Advantage Prevails
20. 25 AprSome Links
21. 25 AprQuotation of the Day…
22. 24 AprSome Links
23. 24 AprQuotation of the Day…
24. 23 AprSome Links
25. 23 AprQuotation of the Day…
26. 22 AprFairer Trade Is Grossly Unfair
27. 22 AprSome Links
28. 22 AprQuotation of the Day…
29. 21 AprManufacturing Job Openings
30. 21 AprNothing But Ominous Clouds
31. 21 AprA Note on the Decline in American Manufacturing Jobs
32. 21 AprSome Links
33. 21 AprQuotation of the Day…
34. 20 AprFareed Zakaria Nails It
35. 20 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
36. 20 AprIt’s Stupid to Match Other Countries’ Stupidity With Stupidity of Our Own
37. 20 AprSome Links
38. 20 AprQuotation of the Day…
39. 19 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
40. 19 AprRonald Reagan in 1982 on Free Trade
41. 19 AprU.S. Trade Deficits Have Not Weakened Domestic Manufacturing
42. 19 AprSome Revolutionary Links
43. 19 AprQuotation of the Day…
44. 18 AprTariffs Are Bad Medicine
45. 18 AprThe Anti-Tariff Declaration
46. 18 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
47. 18 AprAmerica’s Economy Today Compared to Three Periods in the (Relatively) Recent Past
48. 18 AprSome Links
49. 18 AprQuotation of the Day…
50. 18 AprOn Mid-20th-century Manufacturing Jobs
51. 17 AprKent Lassman Calls on Congress to Stop Shirking Its Constitutional Duty
52. 17 AprVictor Davis Hanson Should Stick to the Classics
53. 17 AprSome Links
54. 17 AprQuotation of the Day…
55. 16 AprFull Text of Gramm’s and Boudreaux’s “Trump’s Tariffs Have McKinley Turning in His Grave”
56. 16 AprAgain, Trade ‘Deficits’ Are Not Necessarily Debt
57. 16 AprSome Links
58. 16 AprQuotation of the Day…
59. 15 AprAmerica the ‘Ripped Off’?
60. 15 AprQuotation of the Day…
61. 15 AprSome Links
62. 15 AprTrumpian Protectionism Is Economic Poison for America
63. 14 AprGetting the Language of ‘Trade Deficits’ Correct
64. 14 AprThat’s One Very Bad Business Model
65. 14 AprSome Links
66. 14 AprQuotation of the Day…
67. 13 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
68. 13 AprSome Links
69. 13 AprQuotation of the Day…
70. 13 AprThe Great Dan Hannan…
71. 12 AprMore On The Protectionist Canard that U.S. Trade Deficits Drain Americans of Wealth
72. 12 AprSome Links
73. 12 AprQuotation of the Day…
74. 11 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
75. 11 AprSome Links
76. 11 AprQuotation of the Day…
77. 10 AprChatting with Drew Benson About Trade
78. 10 AprHow Protective Tariffs Work
79. 10 AprSome Links
80. 10 AprQuotation of the Day…
81. 9 AprRob Atkinson Serves Up a False Narrative
82. 9 AprSome Links
83. 9 AprQuotation of the Day…
84. 8 AprThe Winning Continues
85. 8 AprSome Links
86. 8 AprQuotation of the Day…
87. 7 AprSome Links
88. 7 AprQuotation of the Day…
89. 6 AprAnd Yet Another Open Letter to Oren Cass
90. 6 AprSome Links
91. 6 AprQuotation of the Day…
92. 5 AprFreer Trade Would Satisfy Neither Trump Nor the NatCons
93. 5 AprSome Links
94. 5 AprQuotation of the Day…
95. 4 AprSo Much Winning!
96. 4 AprEven Trump Doubts His Tariffs
97. 4 AprDaniel Hannan on the Logical Contradictions in the Case for Trump’s Tariffs
98. 4 AprSome Links
99. 4 AprQuotation of the Day…
100. 3 AprMore Economic Lockdowns
101. 3 AprMapa
102. 3 AprTrump Thinks Tariffs Will Help America’s Producers. He Should Think Again
103. 3 AprLiberated From Economic Growth and Freedom
104. 3 AprThe Idiocy of It All
105. 3 AprSome Links
106. 3 AprQuotation of the Day…
107. 2 AprTrump’s Attempted Justifications for His…
108. 2 AprSome Links
109. 2 AprQuotation of the Day…
110. 1 AprWho You Gonna Believe? People With Skin In the Game or People Without Skin In the Game?
111. 1 AprSome Links
112. 1 AprQuotation of the Day…

March 2025

1. 31 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
2. 31 MarSome Links
3. 31 MarQuotation of the Day…
4. 31 MarTrumpian Trade Incoherence
5. 30 MarOn What Motivates Trump’s Protectionism
6. 30 MarThe Conventional Wisdom on Deflation is Dubious
7. 30 MarSome Links
8. 30 MarQuotation of the Day…
9. 29 MarTrump Is Reducing U.S. Trade Deficits
10. 29 MarSome Links
11. 29 MarQuotation of the Day…
12. 28 MarTrump Is Poisoning the Very Heart of the Market Order
13. 28 MarSome Links
14. 28 MarQuotation of the Day…
15. 27 MarTrade Deficits and Budget Deficits
16. 27 MarRipping Us Off?
17. 27 MarSo-Called “U.S. Trade Deficits” Are Microeconomic Phenomena
18. 27 MarSome Links
19. 27 MarQuotation of the Day…
20. 26 MarLet’s NOT Bring Back Furniture Manufacturing
21. 26 MarSome Links
22. 26 MarQuotation of the Day…
23. 25 MarMore on Imports, Exports, and Ends and Means
24. 25 MarSome Links
25. 25 MarQuotation of the Day…
26. 24 MarDisagreeing With David Henderson
27. 24 MarAn Open Letter to All Reporters, Editors, Columnists, Substackers, and Bloggers
28. 24 MarFull Text of Gramm’s and Boudreaux’s “Trump’s Myth of the Trade Deficit”
29. 24 MarThe Free Market: “‘Puffery’ in Advertising”
30. 24 MarSome Links
31. 24 MarQuotation of the Day…
32. 23 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
33. 23 MarSome Links
34. 23 MarQuotation of the Day…
35. 22 MarProtectionists’ Illogic Knows No Limits
36. 22 MarSome Links
37. 22 MarQuotation of the Day…
38. 21 MarMarket-Driven Foreign Investment, Yes; Politics-Driven Foreign Investment, No
39. 21 MarSome Links
40. 21 MarQuotation of the Day…
41. 20 MarCommerce Secretary Lutnick Is Among Those Government Officials Who Are Ignorant of Basic Economic Facts
42. 20 MarFallacies Aren’t Made Factual Through Constant Repetition
43. 20 MarSome Links
44. 20 MarQuotation of the Day…
45. 19 MarVictor Davis Hanson Doesn’t Understand Trade
46. 19 MarSome Links
47. 19 MarQuotation of the Day…
48. 18 MarWhat They Tax Their People, We’ll Tax Our People
49. 18 MarNotes on Consumer Sovereignty and Production
50. 18 MarSome Links
51. 18 MarQuotation of the Day…
52. 17 MarWe Are Deluged By An Ocean of Ignorance About Trade
53. 17 MarSome Links
54. 17 MarQuotation of the Day…
55. 16 MarOn Trade, Pharmaceutical Products, and Cheap Jeans
56. 16 MarSome Links
57. 16 MarQuotation of the Day…
58. 15 MarOn U.S. Government Indebtedness and the U.S. Trade Deficit
59. 15 MarDo U.S. Trade Deficits Reduce Americans’ Net Worth?
60. 15 MarA Note On Changes In the Real Net Worth of the Average American Household
61. 15 MarSome Links
62. 15 MarQuotation of the Day…
63. 14 MarTrump & Co.’s Sheer Ignorance of the Economics of Trade
64. 14 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
65. 14 MarSome Links
66. 14 MarQuotation of the Day…
67. 13 MarA Reality of Trade That’s Lost on Trump & Co.
68. 13 MarTrump Reverses the Meaning of the Term “Reciprocity”
69. 13 MarWhy Michael Lind’s Arguments Are Bad
70. 13 MarSome Links
71. 13 MarQuotation of the Day…
72. 12 MarSome Links
73. 12 MarQuotation of the Day…
74. 11 MarDon’t Get Played by Protectionists
75. 11 MarSome Links
76. 11 MarQuotation of the Day…
77. 10 MarTrump Is As Clueless About Financial Markets As He Is About Trade
78. 10 MarSome Links
79. 10 MarQuotation of the Day…
80. 9 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
81. 9 MarSome Links
82. 9 MarQuotation of the Day…
83. 8 MarOn Trade Policy, Trump Is Terrifying
84. 8 MarSome Links
85. 8 MarQuotation of the Day…
86. 7 MarYep 5
87. 7 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
88. 7 MarSome Links
89. 7 MarQuotation of the Day…
90. 6 MarTrump Is Hopelessly Confused On Trade
91. 6 MarSome Links
92. 6 MarQuotation of the Day…
93. 5 MarTrumpian Tariff Fallacies
94. 5 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
95. 5 MarMore On the Myth of Tariff-Induced American Industrialization
96. 5 MarSome Links
97. 5 MarQuotation of the Day…
98. 4 MarSay What?
99. 4 MarSome Links
100. 4 MarQuotation of the Day…
101. 3 MarAnother Open Letter to Pres. Trump
102. 3 MarSome Links
103. 3 MarQuotation of the Day…
104. 2 MarMore Deficient Economic Thinking
105. 2 MarPeter Navarro Conducts a Master Class In Looking Only at That Which Is Seen
106. 2 MarSome Links
107. 2 MarQuotation of the Day…
108. 1 MarSome Links
109. 1 MarQuotation of the Day…

February 2025

1. 28 FebIf Washington Post Owner Jeff Bezos…
2. 28 FebThe Accounting Illusion that Is the U.S. ‘Trade Deficit’
3. 28 FebSome Links
4. 28 FebQuotation of the Day…
5. 27 FebSome Links
6. 27 FebQuotation of the Day…
7. 26 FebSome Links
8. 26 FebQuotation of the Day…
9. 25 FebSome Links
10. 25 FebQuotation of the Day…
11. 24 FebAnd Yet Another Open Letter to Oren Cass
12. 24 FebSome Links
13. 24 FebQuotation of the Day…
14. 23 FebAn Open Letter to Abhi Desai
15. 23 FebSome Links
16. 23 FebQuotation of the Day…
17. 22 FebU.S. Trade Deficits Do Not Mean that We Americans Are Living Beyond Our Means
18. 22 FebSome Links
19. 22 FebQuotation of the Day…
20. 21 FebGramm and Boudreaux on Trade Deficits
21. 21 FebSome Links
22. 21 FebQuotation of the Day…
23. 20 FebSome Links
24. 20 FebQuotation of the Day…
25. 19 FebThe Spectacular Economic Ignorance of Peter Navarro
26. 19 FebSome Links
27. 19 FebQuotation of the Day…
28. 18 FebSome Links
29. 18 FebQuotation of the Day…
30. 17 FebSome Links
31. 17 FebQuotation of the Day…
32. 16 FebSome Links
33. 16 FebQuotation of the Day…
34. 15 FebAn Open Letter to Some Correspondents
35. 15 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
36. 15 FebSome Links
37. 15 FebQuotation of the Day…
38. 14 FebTariffs Are Charges On Fellow Citizens
39. 14 FebSome Links
40. 14 FebQuotation of the Day…
41. 13 FebSome Links
42. 13 FebQuotation of the Day…
43. 12 FebSome Links
44. 12 FebQuotation of the Day…
45. 11 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
46. 11 FebSome Links
47. 11 FebQuotation of the Day…
48. 10 FebLighthizer Continues to Deeply Misunderstand Trade
49. 10 FebSome Links
50. 10 FebQuotation of the Day…
51. 9 FebOren Cass Preaches the Gospel of Intervention
52. 9 FebSome Links
53. 9 FebQuotation of the Day…
54. 8 FebTrade “Policy” as Thuggery
55. 8 FebSome Links
56. 8 FebQuotation of the Day…
57. 7 FebThere Is No Economic Justification for Protective Tariffs
58. 7 FebSome Links
59. 7 FebQuotation of the Day…
60. 6 FebNegative Externalities Exist Only When People Suffer What Are Legitimately Classified as Losses
61. 6 FebSome Links
62. 6 FebQuotation of the Day…
63. 5 FebThe World Is Increasingly Topsy-Turvy
64. 5 FebSome Links
65. 5 FebQuotation of the Day…
66. 4 FebSome Links
67. 4 FebQuotation of the Day…
68. 3 FebProtectionists, at Bottom, Make Economic Arguments
69. 3 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
70. 3 FebSome Links
71. 3 FebQuotation of the Day…
72. 2 FebOpen Letter to Jeff Ferry
73. 2 FebSome Links
74. 2 FebQuotation of the Day…
75. 1 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
76. 1 FebSome Links
77. 1 FebQuotation of the Day…

January 2025

1. 31 JanSome Links
2. 31 JanMAGAnomics
3. 31 JanQuotation of the Day…
4. 30 JanGramm’s and Summers’s Open Letter in Opposition to Trump’s Tariffs
5. 30 JanSome Links
6. 30 JanQuotation of the Day…
7. 29 JanSome Links
8. 29 JanQuotation of the Day…
9. 28 JanSome Links
10. 28 JanQuotation of the Day…
11. 27 JanTrump Has No Comparative Advantage at Understanding Trade
12. 27 JanSome Links
13. 27 JanQuotation of the Day…
14. 26 JanSome Links
15. 26 JanQuotation of the Day…
16. 25 JanTrump Doesn’t Understand Trade
17. 25 Jan“Buy American” Rules Hurt Americans
18. 25 JanSome Links
19. 25 JanQuotation of the Day…
20. 24 JanDon’t Tell Trump!
21. 24 JanOne Reason I Enjoy Drinking
22. 24 JanSome Links
23. 24 JanQuotation of the Day…
24. 23 JanSome Links
25. 23 JanQuotation of the Day…
26. 22 JanSome Links
27. 22 JanQuotation of the Day…
28. 21 JanSome Links
29. 21 JanQuotation of the Day…
30. 20 JanSome Links
31. 20 JanQuotation of the Day…
32. 19 JanSome Links
33. 19 JanQuotation of the Day…
34. 18 JanA Country Is Not A Company
35. 18 JanSome Links
36. 18 JanQuotation of the Day…
37. 17 JanSome Links
38. 17 JanQuotation of the Day…
39. 16 JanSome Links
40. 16 JanQuotation of the Day…
41. 15 JanCapitalism Is Indeed Relentless (It Cannot Possibly Feel Remorse)
42. 15 JanPandemonium, Not Policy
43. 15 JanSome Links
44. 15 JanQuotation of the Day…
45. 14 JanSome Links
46. 14 JanQuotation of the Day…
47. 13 JanPercentage of Nonfarm Workers in America Employed in Jobs Classified as “Manufacturing”
48. 13 JanSome Links
49. 13 JanQuotation of the Day…
50. 12 JanEconomists Should Never Abandon Their Principles
51. 12 JanMichael Pettis Continues to Blunder
52. 12 JanSome Links
53. 12 JanQuotation of the Day…
54. 11 JanSome Links
55. 11 JanQuotation of the Day…
56. 10 JanThe Fetish for Manufacturing Is Foolish
57. 10 JanThe Economy of Dynamia
58. 10 JanSome Links
59. 10 JanQuotation of the Day…
60. 10 JanSloppy Statistics Make for Sloppy Analyses
61. 9 JanSome Links
62. 9 JanQuotation of the Day…
63. 8 JanAnother Strawman Slain
64. 8 JanSome Links
65. 8 JanQuotation of the Day…
66. 7 JanAs Compared to What?
67. 7 JanSome Links
68. 7 JanQuotation of the Day…
69. 6 JanGetting the Effects of Protective Tariffs Straight
70. 6 JanHow Strong Is the Case for Retaliatory Tariffs?
71. 6 JanSome Links
72. 6 JanQuotation of the Day…
73. 5 JanFrank Taussig on the McKinley Tariff
74. 5 JanSome Links
75. 5 JanQuotation of the Day…
76. 4 JanSome Links
77. 4 JanQuotation of the Day…
78. 3 JanMichael Pettis Gets History and Economics Wrong
79. 3 JanSome Links
80. 3 JanQuotation of the Day…
81. 2 JanSome Links
82. 2 JanQuotation of the Day…
83. 1 JanGlobalization Is No Unique Source of Economic Change
84. 1 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
85. 1 JanSome Links
86. 1 JanQuotation of the Day…