Tag Archives: free trade

Fair Trade Wars, Act I

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Lee

South Korea is getting jittery about prospects for its long sought Free Trade Agreement with the United States, which is still yet to be approved by both countries, and is now under threat from a potentially protectionist Obama administration. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Foreign affairs | Tagged auto industry, automakers, Barack Obama, fair trade, free trade, free trade agreement, fta, Hong Joon-pyo, industrial racketeering, ITC, Kim Jong-hoon, Korea Times, protectionism, ROK, South Korea, tariffs, UAW, Yonhap | 1 Comment

Colombia’s Capitalist Communes

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Lee

Colombian flower farms (photo: Mike Freedman-Schnapp) Colombia’s flower farm workers have for some time been benefiting mightily from industrial support communities, which practice heavy nongovernmental social investment in workforce collectives. Many of the workers in these communities outside Bogota and … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Foreign affairs, Lee's Page | Tagged Bogota, business, CFTA, Colombia, Colombia Free Trade Agreement, community, daycare, Fausta, Felipe Arango, flowers, free trade, government, labor, Medellin, MG Farm, rights, Shapiro, Sherrod Brown, social investing, trade, USA, worker rights, workers | 2 Comments

The Tidal Empires of War

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Lee

(photo: Charles Roffey – Charles & Fred) Someone once said that in Damascus you truly can get a little bit pregnant. It’s a good aphorism, because if you asked the foreign minister of almost any state in the Middle East … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page, Uncategorized | Tagged 1990s, army, Bashar al-Assad, Beirut, capitalism, Cedar Revolution, Charles Roffey, communism, Damascus, Eisenhower, Eisenhower Doctrine, Fenwick, Frederic Bastiat, free trade, globalization, imperialism, investment, Israel, Jihad Yazigi, Lebanon, Lenin, Leonard Wibberley, London, markets, Mediterranean, Michael Shermer, Middle East, military, nationalism, occupation, pacifism, Pat Buchanan, pregnant, secular, Shukri al-Kuwatli, Syria, Syrian, Tzipi Livni, United States, war, World War II | Leave a comment

Silent Tsunami

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Peg

As an update to this previous post, be sure to read this from The Economist. Governments ought to liberalise markets, not intervene in them further. Food is riddled with state intervention at every turn, from subsidies to millers for cheap … Continue reading →

Posted in Developmental economics, Economics, Peg's Page | Tagged agriculture, Developmental economics, Economics, Europe, free trade | 4 Comments

The Politics of Condescension

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Lance

Given the discussion at this post about Obama’s condescension, I suggest Tom Maguire’s roundup of the coverage of Obama making the mistake of speaking his mind about the rubes who he needs to vote for him: I can’t believe that … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Election 2008, Firearms, Lance's Page | Tagged Barack Obama, Domestic Politics, economy, Election 2008, free trade, Hillary Clinton, immigration, Second Amendment | Leave a comment

Path to a Depression

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Keith_Indy

Some interesting parallels with our current situation and the period before the Great Depression. Interestingly, it seems the Democrats are intent on not learning from history, at least not about what led us to the Depression. Or maybe they want … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Election 2008, Keith's Page | Tagged Bush, Democrats, depression, free trade, Hoover, Roosevelt, schumer | Leave a comment

Competition

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Peg

Competition plays a large role in much of my life. As a tournament bridge player, competition is the name of the game. The better you do, the more you rate to win. The more you do to learn, improve your … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Education, Peg's Page | Tagged Democratic Party, Education, free trade, NAFTA, protectionism, vouchers | Leave a comment

Tragic News for Leftists

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Peg

Due to free markets, capitalism and freedom in general, the world is getting wealthier. The last quarter century has witnessed remarkable progress of mankind. The world’s per capita inflation-adjusted income rose from $5400 in 1980 to $8500 in 2005.Schooling and … Continue reading →

Posted in Developmental economics, Domestic Politics, Education, Libertarianism, Milton Friedman Memorial Page, Peg's Page, regulation | Tagged Britain, China, Deng Xiao Peng, evconomics, free trade, Margaret Thatcher, Milton Friedman, poverty, Ronald Reagan, small government, taxes | Leave a comment

Free Trade and the Next President

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Lance

In electing a President we are rarely presented with candidates who represent our views, so in the end it really comes down to prioritizing. Frankly I may yet again not vote for a major party candidate, but if I do … Continue reading →

Posted in Developmental economics, Domestic Politics, Economics, Election 2008, Lance's Page | Tagged Asia, Austen Goolsby, Barack Obama, Economics, free trade, Hillary Clinton, McCain, third world | 1 Comment

Free Trade Distilled

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Lance

Megan McCardle looks at some silly arguments at Max Sawickey’s old place on trade. Read the whole thing, but she hits the nail on the head here: There are three possibilities for what will happen if we liberalize trade: 1) … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Lance's Page | Tagged Economics, free trade, trade | Leave a comment

Dear Third World Farmer

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Lance

If you didn’t read this when you saw it on Instapundit, please do. And then follow the link as well, and the link there too. It is important.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged conservation, free trade, globalization, poor, third world, trade, whole foods | Leave a comment

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