Category Archives: Trade

Discussion of international trade.

The Morality of Profit

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jeff

[Updated from May 21, 2011 post] Sheldon Richman in The Morality of Profit has a link to a video from the Atlas Foundation where Tom Palmer discusses the morality of profit. (Also available direct here.) On October 21, 2011 Tom … Continue reading →

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Moral High Ground for Libertarians

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jeff

I believe libertarians can make a strong claim for occupying the moral high ground on many issues. Opponents often argue against freedom by claiming that only the rich and powerful will benefit. Quite the opposite is true. I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Price Controls: Yet another way some seek advantage over others through the government

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Jeff

I just read a great summary on The Freeman Online of the many problems with price controls. It was written in 1978 but is still quite relevant today. I highly recommend it. Congress is currently debating reducing price supports on … Continue reading →

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Unregulated by Government is Still Well Regulated

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Jeff

Steven Horwitz has a post on the FreemanOnline that is just excellent. It makes the point that a market unregulated by the government is not necessarily an “unregulated market” in the sense that nothing governs how it behaves. Rather a … Continue reading →

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Electronic Currency (e.g., BitCoin) – An End Run Around the Fed?

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Jeff

When I first heard the position that the federal government should get out of the business of providing a currency I thought it sounded like the authors were not quite as connected with reality as one would hope. However, I … Continue reading →

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Trade With Your Children

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Jeff

If it makes life easier if our children help out with the chores, then trade with China enhances everyone’s welfare! The two seem miles apart but are supported by the same logic. Continue reading →

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