Discover Frederic Bastiat's influence as a 19th-century economist known for critiquing protectionism and promoting free trade ...

Mr. Irwin, an economics professor at Dartmouth College, worked on trade policy while on the staff of President Ronald Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers. During the first game of this year’s World ...

Tariffs and trade have dominated the media headlines since the beginning of the year, creating a volatile rollercoaster ride in the financial markets and the broader economy. Just this week, a federal ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. In his 1948 memoirs, Cordell Hull wrote that during his 12 years as US President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s secretary of state he was guided by ...

Globalization’s first age some 200 years ago sheds light on today’s turn toward economic nationalism The “first age” of globalization was beset by contradictions. In the 60 years or so before World ...