Topic: International

chinanotthreat

China Is Not the Enemy

– June 10, 2019

If we persist in reducing their brilliant progress to anything other than hard work being matched with freedom, we risk turning the biggest consumers of all things American against the United States. The economic consequences for the American people will be unfortunate.

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mexicostrange

The Trade War’s New Level of Bizarre

– June 9, 2019

The Trump administration pulled back from the brink of disaster in trade relations with Mexico — but there is reason to doubt that this unusual display of good sense indicates a change in intellectual orientation, much less a lasting shift in policy. The man-made trade mess of the last year and a half is likely to get more bizarre before it gets better.

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Trade Wars: A Real-Life Game of Thrones

– May 30, 2019

Unlike marvelously created made-for-television episodes where someone usually emerges victorious, in trade wars, everyone loses.

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europeanunion

The End of the European Union and the Prospects for Liberty

– May 26, 2019

Those who argue for a decentralized and free Europe, now overshadowed from the left and right, need to find a voice and make a positive change.

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farmersoy

Are Tariffs Killing People?

– May 20, 2019

When you play politics with international trade, you play a very dangerous game that can result in vast collateral damage.

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brazilmarket

Why Is Brazil So Happy?

– May 18, 2019

Not all things are right with the world here yet. There is a very long way to go. The point is that people in this country now know that change can happen.

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ArgentinaDollarization

Should Argentina Adopt the Dollar?

– February 9, 2019

Argentina has shown itself incapable of managing the money supply appropriately. It would do better by outsourcing its monetary policy.

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France’s and Austria’s Digital Taxes Will Only Hurt Consumers

– January 11, 2019

While people in France and Austria might not be completely aware that this added tax will actually hurt them in the long run, authorities in those two countries should be reminded that the digital tax is nothing but an additional burden on the consumer; pretending the plan is about fairness will not fly.

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Argentine Risk

Why Is Country Risk Rising in Argentina?

– January 7, 2019

Argentina has secured an IMF agreement and announced aggressive policies to reduce its fiscal deficit and inflation rate. But that might not be enough to comfort its creditors.

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castro

Castro’s Revolution on Its 60th Anniversary

– December 31, 2018

The road not taken by Cuba, that of not having the revolution, is one on which the country would have been healthier and richer than it is now. This denial of human flourishing makes Cuba just like any other Communist regime, and thus the regime deserves only scorn.

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wtoworld

Macroeconomic Highlights of 2018: A Retrospective

– December 20, 2018

In 2018, all major institutions that provided the basis for the international order since the second half of the past century have come under fire, from NATO and the United Nations, to the role of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, to the World Trade Organization and the European Union. China flexes its muscles and challenges the role of the United States while the US president promotes protectionism and isolationism.

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The Brexit Dilemma: Markets or Politics?

– December 18, 2018

The best solution would be if the British authorities followed a policy of laissez-faire. What would this mean?

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