US Air Strikes on Iran: a Fool’s Errand Risks Forever…
On Capitol Hill, where memories are short, concern about open-ended military conflicts — or as one…
Can Microgrants Fix Our Foreign Aid Failures?
For decades, international development has been synonymous with massive aid programs, billion-dollar…
The Other Cost of Protectionism
Fears about tariffs causing a recession are high right now. Betting markets pretty clearly favor the…
America’s Trade ‘Deficit’ Is a Ringing Endorsement
As noted in my previous column, foreign holdings of US dollars are classified as foreign holdings of…
Don’t (Just) Hate the Tariffs, Hate the Institutions
An overwhelming majority of economists agree: protectionist tariffs harm the very nations that…
A Civil Service for the Twenty-First Century
In 1881, a president was assassinated over the future of the civil service. James Garfield, who…
Unpacking the Assumptions Behind the Mar-a-Lago Accord
The high degree of focus on tariffs under the new Trump administration has led to a flurry of new…
Reagan Knew the Art of the Trade Deal Better
In 1979, Governor Ronald Reagan was getting ready for his third presidential campaign, having…
The Peter Principle Presidency
The Peter Principle, first published in 1968 by Laurence J. Peter, is the premise that, in a…
The Tariff Crash of 2025: The Price of Economic Amnesia
Over the last two days of the past week, US equity markets crashed as a result of the rollout of a…
