Trump Is Giving Protectionism a Bad Name
A short overview of some protectionism successes.
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What’s with the New York City Subway System?
Climate change, aging cars, signals, and tunnels, plus looting by the political class and the bankers.
Read more...Inequality and Ordinary Living Standards in Rich Countries
How the evolution of the rise in inequality in the US has dominated and distorted economists’ and pundits’ commentary; data show that some pet generalizations don’t hold up.
Read more...Gaius Publius: There Will Be No Chinese Century
Why on current trajectories, China (and the US) are toast.
Read more...Millennials Are Done with US Domination of World Affairs
Are Millennials ruining the Empire?
Read more...Misperceptions About Immigration and Support for Redistribution
A large scale survey in six countries found that respondents typically had inaccurate ideas about the level of immigration, but thinking about migrants made them less supportive of redistribution policies.
Read more...More Brexit Grim Tidings: WTO Warns Ireland to Prepare for Crash-Out; Deutsche Moves Half of Euro Clearing Ops to Germany; Food Freakout
More on how the Brexit situation is developing not necessarily to the UK’s advantage.
Read more...Can the Migration Plan of Spain’s PSOE Reverse the Fortunes of Europe’s Social Democrats?
Why he future of the EU social democratic parties very likely depends on how the PSOE will address the migration issue.
Read more...Financial Times: Chinese Officials “Awed” by Trump’s “Skill as a Strategist and Tactician”
Believe it or not, many top Chinese officials are impressed with Trump’s game so far.
Read more...Brexit Crash Out Virtually Certain
Brexit uglies are only getting uglier.
Read more...The Regulation That Could Push Oil To $200
A measure to clean up maritime fuel oil could cause havoc for oil prices generally.
Read more...(Mis)Adventures in Portland and a Visit to Occupy ICE
My visit last week to Portland was more exciting, in the good and bad sense, than I expected it to be.
Read more...The Missing Profits of Nations
Profit shifting is a key driver of the decline in global average statutory corporate tax rate, which has fallen by more than half
Read more...John Feffer: Trump Doctrine as Kamikaze Antiglobalism
Is extreme antiglobalism the doctrine that undergirds many of Trump’s actions?
Read more...Trump Tariffs Hit Largest US Aluminum Company, ALCOA
Tariffs misfire yet again.
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