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Have Trump’s Tariffs Driven a Manufacturing Boom? Not So Fast…

Published on August 23, 2026 By sirrahc

“The new narrative from the pro-tariff crowd — which rarely differentiates correlation from causation — is that the ongoing manufacturing upswing is a clear Trump trade policy success story.” — Scott Lincicome, “Dispatch Markets” Readers may remember that the pro-tariff policies of the Trump Administration are one of the major differences I have with our […]

The Cult of the Expert

Published on August 18, 2024 By sirrahc

“The idea that monetary policy is politically neutral is a convenient fiction rather than a reflection of reality.” — Stephen D. King, British economist and journalist One of the books I began reading recently is Ruler of Kings: Toward a Christian Vision of Government by Joseph Boot. Dr. Boot is a cultural theologian, leading Christian […]

Principles, Not Partisanship

Published on May 21, 2012 By sirrahc

Members of all political parties (here in the U.S., at least) like to baptize their ideas and policies with moral justification, sometimes quoting the Bible and/or claiming that Jesus promoted the same thing they do. (President Obama recently did precisely that when explaining his stand in favor of same-sex marriage.) And, often, the intent to […]