The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts [tariffs] and Excises…. —U.S. Constituton, Article I, Section 8 Referring to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...
Sheldon Richman
TGIF: Immigration and Culture
I pay no attention to the Super Bowl, even less to the overhyped halftime show. But I do pay some attention to the reaction to the show's headliners when they're announced and afterward. So I know that some people did not like that Bad Bunny (whom I knew nothing about...
TGIF: Immigration vs. Settler Colonialism
The people performing those mind-boggling contortions to justify, on libertarian grounds, state violence against migrants without papers—restrictatarians, I call them—cite a 1994 article by Murray Rothbard (1926-1995) in support of their double-jointed acrobatics....
TGIF: Damn Those Innovators!
The problem of survival is never "solved," once and for all, with no further thought or motion required. More precisely, the problem of survival is solved, by recognizing that survival demands constant growth and creativeness.... Capitalism, by its nature, entails a...
TGIF: The Right to Move
If people individually own themselves and have a right to be free of aggressive force, then they have a right to change their location in ways consistent with other people's rights. Whether you call this moving around relocating, emigrating, or immigrating, doesn't...
TGIF: Inept Con Man in the White House
Trump is hardly the first con man in the White House, but he is by far the most flagrant, and his scale is gargantuan. He's also rather inept. His latest confession came in a recent message to Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store: Considering your Country decided...
TGIF: The Trumpian ICE Age: The Frigidity of Collectivism
Welcome to the Trumpian ICE Age, a vivid lesson in the frigidity of collectivism. Take note, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Compared to Trump, you're a piker. We've got a problem, and it's not just Houston's. It's the lawless, authoritarian, liberty-flouting...
TGIF: “We’re” All Neocons Now
Apart from a few details, I never saw much difference between Trump's America First shtick and MAGA's chief foe, the neconservatives. It appeared to be merely a squabble over details, such as whether democracy or strongman rule abroad best served the so-called...
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