Economics/Class Relations

Trump’s Tariffs Unite Professional Economists

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May 3, 2025

Trump’s Tariffs Unite Professional Economists
Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip Magness points out that the overwhelming majority of economists agree tariffs are harmful. Unfortunately, the only sizable concentration of exceptions to this consensus are on the current White House staff.

A Little Failure Goes a Long Way
Senior Fellow Richard K. Vedder talks about his new book, Let Colleges Fail, and argues higher ed institutions ought to operate more like the Fortune 500.

VIDEO

Is the ‘gold standard’ an option for America?
Senior Fellow Judy Shelton discusses whether Winston Churchill returning the U.K. to the gold standard was a mistake … and addresses if the gold standard is a good option for America today.

Japan—Not Just Europe—Should Spend More on Defense
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland argues both Japan and European countries ought to rely more on themselves than the US for their defense. America can no longer afford to police the world.

When Did the American Housing Affordability Crisis Begin?
Research Associate Caleb Petitt notes that housing prices are higher today than they were 75 years ago … but the real problem began in the early 2000s.

California’s Aging Scam
Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley explains why California’s Department of Aging is just another bloated and ineffective bureaucracy.

MORE MEDIA ATTENTION

NPR

Senior Fellow Richard K. Vedder is interviewed about Trump’s cuts to university research funding. Read more »

The Sarasota Observer

Senior Fellow Randall G. Holcombe explains why trade deficits actually benefit Americans. Read more »

Academic Questions

Journalist Daniel Asia reviews Research Fellow Benjamin Ginsberg’s book, The New American Anti-Semitism: The Left, the Right, and the Jews. Read more »

KTRH Radio in Houston

Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell explains why the price of gold keeps going up.

Read more »

Reason

Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook comments on the National Firearms Act, arguing Congress and other regulators often don’t understand the firearms they want to tax or ban.

Read more »

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Let Colleges Fail

The Power of Creative Destruction in Higher Education

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Everyone knows American universities are more expensive and less impressive than ever. But no one has come up with a plan to fix them … until now. Let Colleges Fail: The Power of Creative Destruction in Higher Education is the hard-hitting instruction manual America needs in order to save its institutions of higher learning.
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