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Trade and tariffs
Tariffs are a tax on Americans. And the trade deficit is not a debt or a deficit at all — it is the shadow of the world investing here.
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Tariff Legislation Honoring Lindsey Graham Is Abjectly Irresponsible
There Was No “China Shock,” There Was a Big China Boom
A Free Trader Responds to a Free Trader About Free Trade
The 6-3 Supreme Court Tariff Vote Calls for Term-Limited Judges
Economists Whiffed Tariffs Precisely Because They Whiffed Inflation
With Tariffs and Trade, the Trump Administration Takes a Positive Step
Forced Foreign Investment Is the Most Embarrassing Aspect of Trump’s Trade Deals
Would You Cheer for Tariffs on Sure-Fire Cancer Cures?
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Rebalancing’ Global Trade
Thanks to Markets, We Don’t Need ‘Wait-and-See’ With Trump Tariffs
Tariffs Are Awful, Gov’t Spending Is Worse. Neither Is Inflation
America Is Easily the U.S.’s Best, Most Influential, Most Peaceful Export
Free Traders Embracing President Trump’s Trade Proposal
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