In 1881, a president was assassinated over the future of the civil service. James Garfield, who believed in civil…
As noted in my previous column, foreign holdings of US dollars are classified as foreign holdings of US assets…
An overwhelming majority of economists agree: protectionist tariffs harm the very nations that impose them. The notion that taxing…
In 1979, Governor Ronald Reagan was getting ready for his third presidential campaign, having mounted a late challenge to…
The Peter Principle, first published in 1968 by Laurence J. Peter, is the premise that, in a hierarchy, people…
Tariffs are said to be “protective.” Domestic firms want them because they reduce the effectiveness of foreign competition. Labor…