Tariffs weren’t fully implemented, which makes causal claims about their inflationary effects tenuous. But we can examine past cases—like steel and aluminum tariffs. Did they drive broad inflation? No. Did they raise prices in affected sectors? Absolutely. For example, a JEP.

“Unfair” trade? 🇧🇷 The U.S. logged a $7B goods surplus with Brazil in 2024. 🇰🇷 Under KORUS, almost every U.S. export enters South Korea tariff-free. If this is what being “ripped off” looks like, it’s hard to tell who the victim is.

RT @jbsteinberg: Once again, I'm disappointed to see Autor and co inappropriately extrapolating their DiD results to make conclusions about….

RT @feeonline: “There is not a single example of a country opening its borders to trade and ending up poorer.”. - Matt Ridley.

RT @sfliberty: Milton Friedman explains why you should prefer freedom over fairness. “Fairness” means someone else is deciding for you….

RT @FAHayekSays: “Without the rich—without those who accumulated capital—those poor who could exist at all would be very much poorer indeed….

RT @feeonline: “Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an….

@united I truly feel bad about customer service reps and gate agents. @united puts them in an impossible situation. Operations & management are inefficient, but they are the ones who have to deal with angry customers. Competition might bankrupt many businesses but at least it forces

@united The idea you can’t find a pilot is absurd. The flight was supposed to leave at 7:30 pm & you’ve argued the pilot was on a plane from Wichita that was delayed …where is that pilot? If it’s about timing out, this is on you. @united CEO can email us all the messages about caring.

Amazingly your @united clubs close in time …no delays when it comes to kick us out because you know there are no weather-related delays impacting them! Great customer service!.

Wow, @united—another delay. Originally scheduled for 7:30pm, now pushed to 11:34pm after four delays. Your excuse? The crew is stuck on another delayed flight due to weather. Meanwhile, you’re shuffling us between terminals and still can’t find flight attendants. This is what.

It’s neither surprising nor irrational government employees tend to support larger government. Incentives matter: individuals are unlikely to support political movements that threaten their occupational stability or funding streams. While empirical evidence shows GOP is not.

As if left-wing populism doesn’t do the same? Do TV pundits ever engage with the academic literature on these issues? Both left- and right-wing populists claim to champion the working class, yet the evidence shows they erode liberal democratic institutions and restrict economic.

RT @scottlincicome: Yep: "The Brazil situation exemplifies why Trump's use of IEEPA is illegal and harmful." https:….

RT @FAHayekSays: “Envy and ignorance lead people to regard possessing more than one needs for current consumption as a matter for censure r….

What’s going now @united? I can’t even check in for my flight tomorrow evening to Las Vegas! Not through the app, not online!.

This is the predictable result of importing policy models from California or NYC. The rising costs of living and doing business now outweigh the perceived quality-of-life benefits. Scenic beauty and recreational amenities cannot substitute for economic viability.

Colorado is slowly but surely becoming California. Don’t act surprised when businesses and workers leave—only to be followed by cringey taxpayer-funded ads begging people to move back to Colorado.

RT @feeonline: “In theory, lots of things can happen. In practice, the economic benefits of trade and the costs of protection are tangible.….

RT @CatoInstitute: President Trump’s new Vietnam trade deal ditches his "reciprocity" promise. Instead of mutual tariff cuts, US exports ge….