Articles & Op-eds

Perspective on Trade in the Obama Administration

Fran Smith — Thu, 6 Nov 2008 07:15:34 -0800

President-elect Obama's appointment of Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff may make a push for misguided trade initiatives less likely.

Danny Finkelstein is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong about the US elections

Iain Murray — Thu, 6 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Deserves a Vote

Fran Smith — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Bailing Out Kelo

John Berlau — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Science benefits from attracting more skilled foreign workers

Alex Nowrasteh — Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Catch-22 of Immigration Reform

Alex Nowrasteh — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The SAVE Act and the New Employment Verification Act pose threats to American workers and to nationsl security.

No right to impose carbon tariffs

Christopher C. Horner — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:58:06 -0700

A new argument has emerged among policymakers, economists and trade activists seeking regulatory or direct taxes on Canadians in the name of "global warming." The idea is that Canada could impose trade sanctions or carbon tariffs on countries that don't follow Canada's plans to impose carbon taxes or rationing ("cap and trade").

Stay Poor

William Yeatman — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:00:00 -0800

It's bad enough when European and American politicians desperate to "do something" about global warming appear willing to sacrifice economic growth in their own countries. Now they are ready forsake the world's poorest citizens, too.

Transforming Korean Peninsula

Doug Bandow — Sat, 2 Feb 2008 23:00:00 -0800

The Bush administration's attention is focused on the Middle East, but the Korean Peninsula also requires attention. The impending inauguration of conservative Lee Myung-bak, who won South Korea's presidency in a landslide, provides an excellent opportunity to refashion the U.S.-South Korean relationship.

President-elect Lee has promised to forge better relations than did outgoing President Roh Moo-hyun, who was not trusted by Washington.

Trade Makes Intellectual Pursuits Possible

Alex Nowrasteh — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:00:00 -0800

Many opponents of free trade like to appeal to a higher ideal. They see material progress as vapid and unimportant. But what about intellectual and artistic progress?

How many artists, academics and intellectuals would be around if we had to grow our own food and build our own houses? Writing was developed when trade made it a necessity in Mesopotamia.

Free trade makes artistic and intellectual pursuits possible. Intellectuals who disdain trade and its material progress do so at their own peril.