Law of Comparative Advantage
byThe debates about Brexit and President Trump’s trade machinations have demonstrated the blindness of otherwise intelligent people to the Law of Comparative Advantage. Let…
Free trade
Daniel Hannan MEP Joins The Cobden Centre
byWe are pleased to welcome Daniel Hannan MEP to the board of directors of The Cobden Centre. I have also joined the board of…
Trump’s Protectionist Follies Threaten a Trade War
byPresident Donald Trump has announced the planned imposition of a new, 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on foreign…
Trade wars
byAn overt trade war has commenced. President Trump has fired the starting gun, setting in motion an election promise, part of his Make America…
The Council on Foreign Relations Guide to the Steel Tariffs
byIntroduction In March 2018, President Donald J. Trump announced he will apply across-the-board tariffs, or import taxes, on steel and aluminum. Trump argues that…
Does President Trump really care about the US
byOn Thursday March 1, the Trump administration announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on imports of steel and 10% tariffs on imports of aluminium….
The truth about trade
byThe one subject, which became a headline issue last year, and even divides experts is trade. It will become increasingly important in 2018 as…
The Hanseatic League: An “Empire” of Commerce
byBy Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna Once upon a time there was a northern, medieval phenomenon as much the subject of universal myth and curiosity as that of…
Capitalism and the Free Society, Part 1
byOne of the leading ideological punching bags for well over one hundred years has been the ideas, institutions, and impact of “capitalism” on society….
Global Trade Summit
byThe inaugural event of Daniel Hannan MEP’s new think tank, The Institute for Free Trade, was a great success on Monday. It was at…