TweetHere’s a letter to a long-time, critical reader of Café Hayek. Mr. P__: Thanks for your email Sounding like Pres. Trump and a distressingly large number of politicians and pundits – left and right – you insist that “foreigners too long got away with abusing us on trade, which our president is finally stopping. That’s […]

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17.09.2025

Quotation of the Day... - Cafe Hayek

Tweet… is from page 401 of The Thomas Sowell Reader (2011): It is amazing how many people seem to think that the government exists to turn their prejudices into laws. Share Tweet Share Email Print

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17.09.2025

Should We Tariff Used Cars and Other Goods that We Import from the Past? - Cafe Hayek

TweetIn my latest column for AIER I point out that if protectionists are correct that the domestic economy is harmed by the availability of low-priced goods from abroad, then it must be the case that the domestic economic is harmed also by low-priced goods from the past. Two slices: Are President Trump’s tariffs proving that […]

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17.09.2025

Some Links - Cafe Hayek

TweetThe Wall Street Journal‘s Editorial Board warns that Trump’s tariffs will soon make your morning cup of coffee more costly. Two slices: President Trump’s tariffs are coursing through the American (and world) economy, even if their macro effects are taking time to show up in the national statistics. Consider a case study in the daily […]

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Protectionists Have a Very Low Opinion of Their Fellow Citizens - Cafe Hayek

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Should We Tariff Used Cars and Other Goods that We Import from the Past? - Cafe Hayek

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