• John Locke Update

    Tariffs: Donald Trump’s Sin Taxes

    posted December 13, 2018 by Dr. Roy Cordato
    Question: When is it acceptable for a Republican president to openly brag about liking taxes? Answer: When the taxes are directed toward American consumers and are called tariffs. Last week,…
  • John Locke Update

    Trade is Always and Everywhere Reciprocal

    posted August 2, 2018 by Dr. Roy Cordato
    There is a puzzling term regularly being used by members of the Trump administration that, they argue, is the ultimate goal of their protectionist trade policies. The phrase is “reciprocal…

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