Free Trader for Tariffs

By: Tavern Keeper (Diary)  |  April 19th at 01:42 AM  | 

I am a free trader. I firmly believe in free market principles, and with limited (very limited) regulation to guard against anti-competitive practices, the free market, be it local, regional, or international, works just about right. From Wealth of Nations to Milton Friedman, I think the jury is basically decided that Keynesian notions of central stimulus pale in comparison to the wealth actually created from | Read More »

Taking Trump Seriously?

By: Tavern Keeper (Diary)  |  March 29th at 11:32 AM  | 

A few weeks ago I used this space to discuss the viability of the “dark horse” presidential candidacy of Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour.  I would do the same for another “dark horse” (albeit a dark horse of a different color), Donald Trump.  If Barbour is the quintessential southern politician (if in mannerism if not governance), then Trump is the ultimate New York businessman.  Tough, cocky, | Read More »