Trump’s Tariffs: The Art Of The Deal? Not Exactly – OpEd
President Donald Trump’s new tariff campaign, imposing heavy taxes on imports from both friendly and unfriendly U.S. trading partners, might
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Author: William F. Shughart II
William F. Shughart II is Research Director and Senior Fellow at The Independent Institute, the J. Fish Smith Professor in Public Choice in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, and past President of the Southern Economic Association. A former economist at the Federal Trade Commission, Professor Shughart received his Ph.D. in economics from Texas A & M University, and he has taught at George Mason University, Clemson University, University of Mississippi, and the University of Arizona.
Website: http://www.independent.org
Articles by William F. Shughart II :
DOGE-Ing The FTC? – OpEd
“Government” and “efficiency” should never appear in the same sentence, a truth that I frequently reiterate to my students. The
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Stop Moving Clocks Back And Forth And Go With Standard Time – OpEd
Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Unless Congress stops the madness of springing forward and falling back
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Can A New National Nanny Make America Healthy Again? – OpEd
More than 40 million low-income Americans benefit from the Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which replaced “food
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Protectionists And Trustbusters – OpEd
The year 1890 was eventful in the U.S. Congress. President Benjamin Harrison signed the ostensibly antimonopoly Sherman Act into law
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The Common Law Of Antitrust – OpEd
The Sherman Act (1890) declares “every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or
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Don’t Put Coal On Ice – OpEd
Let’s say it plainly: The United States needs its fleet of coal-fired power plants. Consider, for starters, the rising demands
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Missed The Mark: Why Pollsters Misjudged The 2024 Election – OpEd
Most political pollsters were wrong about how close the 2024 U.S. presidential election would be, especially in so-called battleground states, which were expected to
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Daylight Saving Time Remains A Nightmare – OpEd
Daylight saving time this year ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 3, after being in effect for
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Rent Control Is Not A Solution: It’s A Recipe For Exacerbating The Problem – OpEd
Utah is an increasingly costly place to live. It’s ranked the third most expensive state to buy a home. A staggering 80% of
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