Tauquir Shayaan
Caplan’s Experience of Mainstream Economists and My Students’ Surprise
 In a recent post on his Substack, Bet On It, Bryan Caplan shared an excerpt from his…
They Took Our Jobs! – Econlib
The champions of anti-trade sentiment have reclaimed the political stage, once again vowing to resurrect those elusive "good-paying…
Some Hidden Costs of Tariffs
The Wall Street Journal has been on a roll with its insightful coverage of tariffs ever since the…
A new neoliberalism? – Econlib
In the realm of political commentary, a curious phenomenon is taking shape among some of the more astute…
Gas Shortages: Cutsinger’s Solution – Econlib
Question: Imagine a scenario where the market price of gasoline skyrockets to $5.00 per gallon. Politicians, eager to…
Tariffs, Growth, and Brexit – Econlib
In his insightful post titled Tariffs and the Economy, Scott Sumner points out that the most significant impacts…
The Lure of Yesteryear Manufacturing
In a brief eight-second clip from the Wall Street Journal, we are presented with a nostalgic glimpse of…
Is A Negative Net International Investment Position Cause for Concern?
No. The Net International Investment Position (NIIP) serves as a straightforward accounting measure. It calculates the total value…
Fewer Rules, Better People: Lam on Law Enforcement
In Barry Lam’s Fewer Rules, Better People: The Case for Discretion, a significant portion of his exploration into…
Who runs trade surpluses? – Econlib
In a recent post, Kevin Erdmann employs the principle of never reason from a price change to clarify…
The Marxist Owner of the American Store?
Barack Obama’s infamous proclamation to business owners that “you didn’t build that” was already controversial, but Donald Trump…
Inflation and the Demand for Money: The Confederacy in the Civil War
When the Civil War ignited in 1861, the Confederacy, like any entity facing a financial crisis, had three…
Doug Irwin on Trade Deficits and the Wealth of Nations
 In a recent episode of EconTalk titled “The Economics of Tariffs and Trade (with Doug Irwin),” aired…
The Inescapable Principle of Comparative Advantage
David Ricardo. In a provocative piece for The Financial Times, Nat Dyer asserts that economists fundamentally misinterpret the…
Why Nogales Fails – Econlib
In their seminal work, Why Nations Fail, authors Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson assert that the prosperity…