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The United States: A Protectionist Nation

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In talking about trade, many politicians rely on the Big Lie — the simple assertion that America is the most open market in the world, and, therefore, that any criticisms of our existing trade policies for being protectionist are absurd. But sifting through the details of trade policy can provide insight — and entertainment. One of the best ways to defeat protectionists is to show the dirty little details of how protectionist systems operate. For instance, agricultural import quotas permit each American citizen to consume the equivalent of only one teaspoon of foreign ice cream per year, two foreign peanuts per year, one pound of imported cheese per year, and one teaspoon of imported butter. The U.S. International Trade Commission examined the impact of these quotas on consumers a few years ago and concluded that the ...

Introduction to The Failure of America’s Foreign Wars

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The following is the introduction to The Failure of America’s Foreign Wars, published by The Future of Freedom Foundation in 1996. The twentieth century has been the era of the social engineer. Regardless of the labels the social engineer has chosen to use at various times and in different places—communism, socialism, fascism, Nazism, social liberalism, welfare statism, interventionism, one-worldism—they all have added up to the same thing: individuals and society are to be reshaped and designed according to the specifications of the social engineer. The presumption is that individuals—left to themselves, in peaceful and free interaction with their fellow men—will create social outcomes less desirable and more harmful than if society is made to conform to the pattern the social engineer has constructed for it. The social engineer claims to know the “real needs” of the people far better than those people themselves. He is confident that he understands the “real causes” of human problems and conflicts much better than ...

Classical Liberalism in the 21st Century: War and Peace

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THE HISTORY OF MANKIND is a history of war, conquest, and oppression. From ancient times to the modern era, peace and freedom have been rare occurrences in the sweep of human events. When peace has prevailed for extended periods of time, it has invariably occurred under the yoke of despotic regimes that have wielded greater military force and internal political power to hold back the threat of rival kings and tyrants and maintain domestic stability. Freedom over the last 3,000 years has been an even rarer commodity. Even in such majestic cultures as ancient Athens and Rome that are regarded as heralds of the concept of liberty, only a handful of “free citizens” possessed a degree of liberty, while most people in those societies were bound into slavery. And when the ancient Hebrews were ...