What Marx Could Teach Obama And Trump About Trade
Karl Marx was hardly known for championing economic freedom. Yet, even he understood the evils of protectionism. Marx, as quoted by his sidekick Frederick Engels, gave probably my favorite definition...
View ArticleProtectionism Will Make America Expensive Again
Over the last several weeks, Donald Trump has celebrated the decisions of some firms to produce domestically—decisions he claims resulted from his threat to bludgeon companies with hefty import taxes...
View ArticleFasanara Capital – The Future Is Wide Open: Avoid The ‘Illusion Of Knowledge’...
Fasanara Capital investment outlook for the month of January 2017. Also see 2016 Hedge Fund Letters Q3 2016 Hedge Fund Letters 1. The Future Is Wide Open: Avoid The ‘Illusion Of Knowledge’ Trap The...
View ArticleOne Weird Trick To Destroy Prosperity And Progress
On his first Monday on the job, President Trump invited business leaders to the White House, fed them breakfast, called them “great people,” and then lowered his protectionist boom. “If you go to...
View ArticleThe Immorality Of “America First” Economics
The most alarming part of the next four years is clear to any advocate of liberty. The growing trend of protectionism and economic nationalism, most clearly signified in the figure of President Donald...
View Article25 Reasons Why Protectionism Is Taken Seriously When It’s Actually A Form Of...
It’s a scientifically and mathematically provable fact that all tariffs, at any time and in any country, will harm economic growth, eliminate net jobs, destroy prosperity, and lower the standard of...
View ArticleAmerica’s New Steel And Aluminum Protectionism
Now that the White House seeks to turn China’s steel and aluminum overcapacity into a national security matter, America’s new protectionism risks international trade discord. [REITs] Check out our H2...
View ArticleWorrying Signs From China – Is The PBOC Stuck In A Catch 22?
As we talked a few letters back about the prospect for protectionism and tariffs turning into currency wars, which then have a tendency to turn into hot wars, it was largely apparent this week things...
View ArticleThe Eurodollar Market: It All Starts Here
This is the first part of a series of articles (I don’t know how many, I’m not done yet) designed to explain what is easily THE most important, albeit poorly understood (even by professionals) market...
View ArticleInflation, Interest Rates And ‘The Politics Of Rage’
Donald Trump will soon be sworn in as president after promising less regulation, tougher trade policies and more government spending on things like infrastructure, which could spur growth. But coupled...
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