But to refer to the “forgotten man” as the person whom government policies (such as tariffs) intend to help bastardizes the phrase’s original meaning. Coined in the 19th century by economist William ...
On Feb. 19, 1904, a young English politician delivered a speech at Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. For more than 90 minutes, he spoke with precision, wit, and humor, drawing guffaws as he ...
A CENTURY of back-and-forth over trade highlighted the country’s inherent political divide on economic philosophy, with sentiment roughly even. But the issue may not have been as significant as both ...
They are only half-right. It is true that protectionism has not yet derailed growth. But industrial policies and tariffs have ...
Jacob Riis, Lodgers in a Crowded Bayard Street Tenement, 1889. Today for the Washington Monthly I argued that Joe Biden should abandon his opposition to Japanese-owned Nippon Steel taking over U.S.
If you believe the political rhetoric, you probably think America’s industrial base has been hollowed out, gutted or “shipped overseas.” Across the ideological spectrum, people say U.S. manufacturing ...
President Biden’s 2021 declaration that “America is back” was welcomed by European officials eager to move past their trade troubles with the Trump administration. Yet instead of reversing policies ...
Openness and connection are central to pro-growth Up Wing economics (as outlined in this newsletter and my book The Conservative Futurist). This means using public policy to help (or at least not ...
Under U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai, the USTR is a diminished version of its former self, and may actually be harming the U.S. economy and American business. On March 28, the Office ...
Though protectionism is a dirty word to those on the winning side of international trade, it is time we begin moving in that direction. Self-reliance in energy and manufacturing is the direction in ...
America’s midterm elections are less than a fortnight away. When voters go to the polls on November 8th, surging prices will be uppermost in their minds. Annual inflation is running at just over 8%, ...
“Please give my compliments to my friends in your state,” he told a South Carolina congressman. And say to them, that if a single drop of blood shall be shed there in opposition to the laws of the ...
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