free trade

February 09, 2017

Don’t fear the ‘job-killing’ robots: Remembering the power of creative service

As Americans face increasing pressures of economic change and uncertainty, many have relished in a range of renewed nostalgias, whether recalling the blissful security of post-war industrialism or the rise of the Great Society and the prowess of the administrative state. Continue Reading...

February 03, 2017

Trade as a path to social harmony and peace

In 1980, PBS first aired Milton Friedman’s series, “Free to Choose,” which chronicled the glories of liberty across a range of areas, from welfare policy and education to healthcare, monetary policy, and beyond. Continue Reading...

January 12, 2017

How free trade fosters a creative, collaborative world

In their defenses of free trade, advocates routinely focus only on the long-term, economic benefits, and understandably so. The overall expansion of trade in recent years has led to greater economic growth, innovation, and prosperity for all, including America. Continue Reading...

December 12, 2016

Samuel Gregg: Trade agreements are not free trade

Free trade and trade agreements are not the same thing. In fact, they are often times in direct contradiction with each other. Acton Director of Research Samuel Gregg recently wrote an article about this at The Stream. Continue Reading...

October 25, 2016

Trump and Clinton are wrong: free trade helps the poor

Imagine if Donald Trump made a campaign promise that he would lower the pay of every American, but would ensure that the poorest 10 percent have their pay lowered the most. Continue Reading...

September 01, 2016

Both parties promoting protectionist, crony trade policies

While the Democratic and Republican parties disagree on just about every other issue, there is one area where they seem to have common ground. That is the issue of trade and, unfortunately, neither of the two major political party’s platform takes a liberal position on the issue. Continue Reading...

August 10, 2016

Trump: ‘They have to work, too’

Today at The Stream I provide some analysis of Donald Trump’s speech earlier this week at the Detroit Economic Club. As I conclude, “The trouble for Trump’s promised future lies in the impossibility of reclaiming a bygone era.” Continue Reading...

June 30, 2016

The immorality of tariffs

The benefits of free trade are vast, and enjoyed throughout the world. The alternative — trade restricted by protective tariffs and quotas — concentrates benefits to a protected few who profit due to less competition from foreign competitors. Continue Reading...

June 28, 2016

Daniel Hannan on the Conservative Case for Brexit

In the hubbub surrounding Brexit, many conservatives have cheered the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union, hailing it as a win for freedom, democracy, and local sovereignty. Yet for those who disagree, support for Brexit is painted as necessarily driven by fear, xenophobia, and protectionism. Continue Reading...

April 04, 2016

Why Edmund Burke Supported Free Trade

The Republican Party is fracturing on the topic of trade. Alas, in the same corners where free and open exchange was once embraced as a propeller for economic growth and dynamism, protectionism is starting to stick. Continue Reading...

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