My latest Capitolism @TheDispatch examines how, even with high & politically-charged US grocery prices, nobody in DC is actually trying to lower them (and some are even pushing for increases):

'Political Sacred Cows Inflate American Grocery Prices'
thedispatch.com/newsletter/cap…

Yep. We covered this in our tariff flowchart (part of Erica York's #CatoGlobalization essay). It's constantly ignored.

US ferry systems are struggling to obtain new vessels. Maritime protectionism is a big part of the problem. New blog post: cato.org/blog/jones-act…

The president doesn’t, or shouldn’t, have the power to simply bypass Congress and put tariffs on everything we import, Cato Institute's Scott Lincicome told Jeff Stein The Washington Post.

washingtonpost.com/business/2024/… Cato Trade

When countries impose tariffs, that begins a chain reaction that frequently doesn’t end in the outcomes preferred by tariff advocates.

Erica York of the Tax Foundation separates fact from fiction on tariffs... cato.org/multimedia/cat…

#CatoGlobalization Cato Daily Podcast

There aren’t big, glaring differences between Trump and Biden on giving Americans maximum freedom to trade across the globe, but the style of the candidates’ protectionism differs somewhat.

Scott Lincicome explains for the Cato Daily Podcast... cato.org/multimedia/cat…

#CatoTrade

New from Cato Economics: Thirty years after its foundation, the World Trade Organization continues to serve a vital role in the global economy. And that’s worth celebrating.

From Clark Packard and Alfredo C. Obregón catoeconomics.org/p/the-world-tr…

There aren’t big, glaring differences between Trump and Biden on giving Americans maximum freedom to trade across the globe, but the style of the candidates’ protectionism differs somewhat.

Scott Lincicome explains for the Cato Daily Podcast... cato.org/multimedia/cat…

#CatoTrade

Washington’s chief obstacle to cost‐​effectively acquiring new ferries isn’t rooted in technology but protectionism.

Colin Grabow explains... cato.org/blog/jones-act…

#EndTheJonesAct

Good Jeff Stein look at how Trump might legally justify his (destructive, crazy) universal tariff plans
(Spoiler: yes, he could get away with it, & yes, you should be concerned) washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

A few additional details re my (and Erica York's) quote at the end: /1

Beijing faces several short‐​term and long‐​term headwinds that will almost certainly limit its economic potential—and the supposed threat it poses to the United States.

Clark Packard writes... cato.org/publications/c…

#CatoGlobalization

The Biden admin. should return the World Trade Organization (WTO) to the center of its trade policy & work for the conclusion of more plurilateral agreements on crucial issues in the American interest.

James Bacchus writes for TheHillOpinion: thehill.com/opinion/463488…

#CatoTrade

Is President Joe Biden more interested in fighting climate change or in sheltering domestic industries from foreign competition? We will find out not too long from now.

James Bacchus writes... cato.org/blog/no-sunset…

#CatoTrade

In a Cato Institute video, Johan Norberg makes the case for free market capitalism and explains the role that free markets play in today's world.

WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=AYEEZ5…

#CatoGlobalization

The global economy is far more dynamic—and resilient—than you think.

Scott Lincicome explains... cato.org/commentary/bal…

#CatoTrade

US tariffs imposed on Chinese and other metals imports during the Trump and Biden Administrations have and continue to hurt the US economy… buff.ly/4a0U4Oh

Tariffs are taxes on trade… but who really pays those taxes? buff.ly/3Qq04ZQ #CatoGlobalization

The world is better when barriers to free and voluntary cooperation are reduced. The world is better because of globalization. buff.ly/3wgdWze #CatoGlobalization

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