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President Trump is proposing a $1.5 million levy on Chinese-built ships that enter US harbors. Since a majority of cargo ships have been produced by Chinese shipyards, the costs would be substantial. This action also would damage US exports, yet another unintended consequence of US policies.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trumps-tariff-ship-has-sailed-chinese-ship-levy
The old classical liberal political tactics of constitutionalism, state building, and universal suffrage have clearly failed.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-classical-liberal-constitutionalism-has-failed
The Federal Trade Commission has fined the makers of the video game Fortnite more than $500 million ostensibly for violations that have no legal basis. This is yet another case of the feds shaking down producers in the name of “consumer protection.”
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/ftc-versus-fortnite-consumer-protection-consumer-deception
This week, Rob shines a light on the many ways singer-songwriters have utilized the concept of the word ‘home’ to convey where the heart and the human spirit truly reside. These musings serve as a springboard for a thorough analysis of country superstar Miranda Lambert’s hit song from 2010 ‘The House That Built Me’, and the defiantly authentic discography that preceded it. He’s then joined by friend and culture writer Elamin Abdelmahmoud from CBC’s ‘The Commotion’ podcast to expound further on Lambert’s infectious Texas charm.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Guest: Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Producer: Chris Sutton, Olivia Crerie, and Justin Sayles
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Discussions of wages often miss the all-important economic of a worker‘s diminishing marginal value product (DMVP), and the WNBA is no exception.
Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/wnba-players-pay-us-what-you-owe-us
The White House is boasting about a new trade “deal” with the EU. But every supposed benefit that comes from the agreement applies only to a small subset of the country while leaving the American public, as a whole, worse off.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/us-eu-trade-deal-nothing-celebrate
Once he took office, Trump continued Biden‘s policy of massive arms shipments to Israel. Trump even sent American bombers to attack Iran‘s nuclear facilities.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/dont-ship-weapons-troubled-hot-spots