Donald J. Boudreaux

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  • May 29, 2025
    Manufacturing jobs are often difficult and dangerous. Thanks to labor-saving tech, fewer Americans need to work them, and our industrial output remains at near all-time highs.
  • May 24, 2025
    Government intervention—not so-called failures of capitalism—poses the greatest threat to economic and personal freedom.
  • May 2, 2025
    Irresponsible government spending is caused by the fiscal recklessness of Congress and the White House, not by foreigners making attractive offers of import goods to Americans.
  • Feb 28, 2025
    Rising US trade deficits represent foreigners’ eagerness to invest in America, contributing to our productivity and prosperity.
  • Jan 10, 2025
    Whether subsidizing our own producers or punishing those abroad, tariffs inevitably become handouts to the politically powerful.