There is something almost charmingly anachronistic about the specter of politicians—left and right—rushing to interpose the heavy hand of government between consenting adults engaging in voluntary financial transactions. One would think that after centuries of evidence proving that government interference in the market distorts rather than corrects, we would have learned our lesson. And yet, […]
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Democrats’ Tariff Hypocrisy: Trump’s Policies Aren’t New, Just Newly Criticized
President Trump has been back in office for just two weeks, and already, the usual suspects are howling about his trade policies. The outrage is predictable, the talking points rehearsed: tariffs will crush consumers, destroy jobs, cause inflation, and unravel the global economy. This is the same hysteria that greeted his first round of tariffs […]