2012 Election Fable—Ian Fletcher
BY IAN FLETCHER
Once upon a time there was a republic.
Like many republics before and since, it was immensely proud that it was not ruled...
Obama's Dumb Criticism of Romney on Currency Manipulation
BY IAN FLETCHER
Mitt Romney, as I've noted, has been heating up the issue of Obama's failure to stop China's currency manipulation.
This currency manipulation is...
Romney Heating Up on China Trade Issue
BY IAN FLETCHER
As I predicted nearly a year ago, Mitt Romney is heating up his offensive on the China trade issue.
His campaign blog has...
What’s Romney is Really Up To? Softball Nationalism
BY IAN FLETCHER
In my 2010 book “Free Trade Doesn’t Work,” I speculated that the following might occur:
Both political parties are feeling the heat of...
Power Politics vs. American Prosperity
BY IAN FLETCHER
I had one of those “Aha!” moments recently.
I was engaged in an e-mail dialogue with a moderately prominent individual active in America’s...
Free Markets, Libertarians, Trade Deficits, Economic Decline
BY IAN FLETCHER
Journalist Joseph Cotto interviewed me recently. Our conversation is below.
Q: Today, many people tend to confuse the concepts of free markets, free...