Economics Reality Check
Dave HebertCutting through the economic myths, political spin, and policy nonsense with clear-eyed analysis of trade, taxes, and fiscal reality from an economist who's seen it all from Congress to the classroom.
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Tariffs Were Always Ugly
Greg Ip has an article in the Wall Street Journal (gift link) discussing tariffs and their “uglification.” To that end, I’ve written an open Letter to the Editor:
Dear Editor,
Greg Ip’s column on the “uglification” of tariffs gets t...
Rahm Emanuel is Confused About Loopholes
Here’s a Letter I sent to the WSJ in response to Rahm Emanuel’s op-ed
Dear Editor,
Mr. Emanuel is right that Washington needs the spirit of ‘86 (“Washington Needs the Tax-Reform Spirit of ‘86,” Commentary, Oct 6, 2026). However, he...
Tariffs Have a Long History of Failure
Here’s a Letter to the Editor that I sent to Bloomberg last week:
Dear Editor,
Scott Lincicome’s column rightly concludes that eight years of U.S. tariffs on China have failed by their own standards. However, the scorecard for these...
Thank You, Justin
joins the ranks of folks who have come out saying that they owe libertarians an apology or that we were right (another being ). No, I don’t think either of them are now “libertarians,” but it’s nice to see people engage with the steelman ve...
What Do The Pollsters Know, Anyway?
There’s a great article in The Economist (gift link here) about some of the latest polls, what demographic supports what party, etc. And there seems to be widespread consensus that there’s a blue wave a-coming. I want to tell a quick story...
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Director of Economics and Economic Freedom, American Institute for Economic Research. Affiliated scholar with the Mackinac Center and Acton Institute. Recovering academic. Views my own.
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