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Globalization
Opinion and Commentary
"Free Trade Is a Boon to the Environment," by Sallie James, RealClearMarkets.com, October 8, 2009
"Free Trade Has Enriched the World with More than Diverse Goods," by Daniel Griswold, YaleGlobal Online, October 2, 2009
"Obama's Protectionist Policies Hurting Low-Income Americans," by Daniel Griswold, Washington Times, September 29, 2009
"Crash Course in Global Economics," by Daniel J. Ikenson and Alec van Gelder, Sydney Morning Herald, September 23, 2009
"Main Street Should Embrace Globalization," by Daniel Griswold, San Francisco Examiner, September 9, 2009
"The Broken Windshield Fallacy," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Wall Street Journal Europe, August 19, 2009
"The Trade Collapse," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, July 28, 2009
"Paying the Price for Obama's Lack of a Trade Policy," by Daniel J. Ikenson and Scott Lincicome, Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2009
"Book Review: Money, Markets and Sovereignty," by Doug Bandow, Washington Times, June 23, 2009
"Hike Trade With Korea, Check China," by Doug Bandow, Detroit News, May 6, 2009
"No Change for the Dollar," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Guardian, April 24, 2009
"Panic Fallout," by Steve H. Hanke, Globe Asia, April 21, 2009
"It's Goodbye Chindia and Hello Chimerica," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Times of India, April 19, 2009
"Restricting Entry," by Scott Lincicome, South China Morning Post, April 16, 2009
"It Didn't Start Here," by Alan Reynolds, New York Post, April 9, 2009
"Protectionism: Alluring but Deadly," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Zimbabwe Independent, March 14, 2009
"A Short-Lived Affair with the Protectionist Temptress," by Daniel J. Ikenson, South China Morning Post, March 9, 2009
"Benefits of Port Liberalization," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Business Standard, December 11, 2008
"Will the U.N. Chill Out on Climate Change?," by Patrick J. Michaels, National Review (Online), December 9, 2008
"1970s Déjà Vu," by Razeen Sally, The Wall Street Journal, November 27, 2008
"Standing Still and Falling Behind," by Chris Edwards, National Review (Online), October 6, 2008
"Defaming Milton Friedman," by Johan Norberg, Reason (Online), September 26, 2008
"Should Government Help Carmakers?," by Will Wilkinson, Marketplace, September 10, 2008
"Another Nonproblem," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, September 10, 2008
"Washington Is Quietly Repudiating Its Debts," by Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr., The Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2008
"Oil and Oily Politicians," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, August 14, 2008
"Trade with China Gets the Gold," by Will Wilkinson, Marketplace, August 13, 2008
"China Grows 'Faster, Higher, Stronger'," by James A. Dorn, Far Eastern Economic Review, August 11, 2008
"Despite Doha collapse, free trade is marching on," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Cato.org, August 1, 2008
"Plenty of Blame for All on Doha Collapse," by Sallie James, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, July 31, 2008
"Greasing the World Economy Without Doha," by Daniel J. Ikenson, The Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2008
"Trade, Growth: Weep Not for Doha," by Daniel J. Ikenson, China Post, July 20, 2008
"A Triumph for Democracy," by Marian L. Tupy, National Post, June 15, 2008
"This Global Show Must Go On," by Tyler Cowen, The New York Times, June 8, 2008
"Jakarta's Fuel-Price Gauntlet," by Ross H. McLeod and Steve H. Hanke, Far Eastern Economic Review, June 3, 2008
"Worried About a Recession? Don't Blame Free Trade," by Daniel Griswold, World Trade, June 3, 2008
"Traders," by Daniel J. Ikenson, National Review (Online), May 6, 2008
"Increasing Allure of US Business Schools," by David Donadio, South China Morning Post, May 5, 2008
"Sliding into Recession," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, American Spectator (Online), April 30, 2008
"No More Mr. Rice Guy," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, American Spectator, April 25, 2008
"Hurting the Rich Important to Obama," by Sallie James, OCRegister.com, April 22, 2008
"Hot Air in Bangkok," by Indur Goklany, The Wall Street Journal Asia, April 10, 2008
"Trading Up," by Daniel J. Ikenson, National Review (Online), April 8, 2008
"How Pennsylvania Gains From NAFTA," by Alan Reynolds, New York Times Topics, April 7, 2008
"Should the Next U.S. President Adopt a Tougher Stance on Trade Policy with China?," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Cato.org, April 4, 2008
"You Are What You Spend," by Michael Cox and Richard Alm, The New York Times, February 10, 2008
"Why Not a North American Union?," by Will Wilkinson, Marketplace, January 9, 2008
"Toxic Toys: Congress Risks Making Things Worse," by James A. Dorn, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, November 24, 2007
"Talk about industry's demise just a manufactured myth," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Cato.org, November 23, 2007
"American Workers Are 'Trading Up'," by Daniel Griswold, RealClearPolitics.com, November 16, 2007
"The Truth on Trade," by Daniel Griswold, New York Post, November 7, 2007
"Trading Down," by Sallie James, National Review (Online), October 24, 2007
"Losses Are from Fear, Not Foreign Trade," by Will Wilkinson, Marketplace, October 22, 2007
"Poverty or Prosperity for China's Farmers?," by Zhu Keliang and Roy Prosterman, South China Morning Post, October 12, 2007
"Middle Class Better off After Decade of Trade Expansion," by Daniel Griswold, Examiner.com, October 3, 2007
"The Inflation Threat," by James A. Dorn, Caijing, September 27, 2007
"Economic Freedom: Indonesia Underperforms," by Steve H. Hanke, Globe Asia, September 21, 2007
"Economic Freedom Breeds Prosperity," by James A. Dorn, Caijing, September 17, 2007
"It's Springtime for U.S. Manufacturers," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Examiner.com, September 12, 2007
"China Meets Subprime," by David Donadio, Caijing, August 30, 2007
"Do We Need a T-Shirt Tax to Save Jobs?," by Daniel Griswold, OCRegister.com, August 10, 2007
"Dysfunctional Bank," by Ian Vásquez, National Review, July 2, 2007
"The Global Race for Lower Corporate Tax Rates," by Daniel J. Mitchell, Caijing, June 21, 2007
"The Global Savings Glut and Its Consequences," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, South China Morning Post, June 8, 2007
"Fewer Central Banks, Please," by Steve H. Hanke, Globe Asia, June 1, 2007
"Unfulfilled Trade Policy," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Washington Times, May 18, 2007
"Hyperinflation," by Steve H. Hanke, Forbes, May 17, 2007
"The World’s Greatest Unreported Hyperinflation," by Steve H. Hanke, Globe Asia, May 7, 2007
"Liberté, Égalité, Malheureux?," by Will Wilkinson, National Review (Online), May 4, 2007
"Where Are the Anti-Communist Movies?," by David Boaz, TCSdaily.com, May 2, 2007
"Flat World, Flat Taxes," by Daniel J. Mitchell, American.com, April 27, 2007
"Is China Cheating?," by James A. Dorn, Caijing, April 26, 2007
"Tough Love: Building a Durable Sino-U.S. Trade Relationship," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Caijing, April 18, 2007
"Big Foot, Unicorns, and Pro-Trade Democrats," by Daniel J. Ikenson, National Review, April 18, 2007
"Chinese Takeout," by James A. Dorn, National Review (Online), April 11, 2007
"Taking Aim at Low Taxes," by Daniel J. Mitchell, Cato.org, April 4, 2007
"Now for the Good News," by Indur Goklany, Reason, March 23, 2007
"Paulson's Stride Through Asia," by Leon T. Hadar, National Interest, March 12, 2007
"Tilting at Import Windmills," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Washington Times, February 22, 2007
"Found in China, Bust of Adam Smith," by James A. Dorn, Times of India, January 29, 2007
"Toasting China," by Daniel J. Ikenson, National Review (Online), December 12, 2006
"Still in the Market for Reforms," by Marian L. Tupy, Wall Street Journal Europe, October 20, 2006
"Economic Engagement Makes Sense," by James A. Dorn, DC Examiner, October 11, 2006
"Financial Repression Dogs China," by James A. Dorn, Australian Financial Review, October 3, 2006
"Growth Is Good," by Will Wilkinson, Prospect, October 1, 2006
"Poor-Mouthing Prosperity," by Brink Lindsey, OpinionJournal.com (WSJ), September 21, 2006
"Book Review: One World, Ready or Not," by Brink Lindsey, Reason, August 28, 2006
"Book Review: False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism," by Brink Lindsey, Reason, August 28, 2006
"The Case for Economic Liberalism," by James A. Dorn, South China Morning Post, August 23, 2006
"Globalization, Human Rights, and Democracy," by Daniel Griswold, eJournal USA, August 11, 2006
"American Worry-Mongering About China," by Daniel Griswold, Globalist, August 1, 2006
"Don't Needlessly Antagonize Russia," by Ted Galen Carpenter and Justin Logan, Cato.org, July 14, 2006
"Agriculture and the Doha Round," by Sallie James, Washington Times, July 14, 2006
"Q&A: Steve Hanke on IMF," by Steve H. Hanke, Latin America Advisor, May 30, 2006
"There's a New Tariff in Town," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Salt Lake Tribune, March 15, 2006
"Lesson From Shanghai," by Steve H. Hanke, Forbes, February 27, 2006
"The Terms of Trade: A Coalition of the Willing?," by Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr., The Wall Street Journal, December 15, 2005
"Trade Talk Keys in Hong Kong," by Daniel Griswold, Washington Times, December 13, 2005
"Growing Wealth Crowds Out Oppression," by Daniel Griswold, Investor's Business Daily, November 25, 2005
"Welfare Lessons from France," by Michael D. Tanner, Washington Times, November 15, 2005
"Numbers Show Trade Surplus Not All It's Cracked Up To Be," by Daniel Griswold, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 15, 2005
"China's Way Forward," by Daniel Griswold, Forbes.com, November 14, 2005
"Spreading Capitalism Is Good for Peace," by Doug Bandow, Korea Herald, November 10, 2005
"Letter to the Editor: Argentina's Bank Engaged In Sterilization, 1991-2002," by Steve H. Hanke, The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2005
"Future Depends on Capitalizing on Capitalist Peace," by Erik Gartzke, Windsor Star, October 1, 2005
"The High Price of Farm Policies," by Daniel Griswold, Journal of Commerce, September 26, 2005
"Thatcher Again?," by Patrick Basham and Marian L. Tupy, National Review (Online), September 16, 2005
"East Meets West," by Marian L. Tupy, Cato.org, September 15, 2005
"There's Power In Economic Liberty," by James D. Gwartney and Robert Lawson, Investor's Business Daily, September 9, 2005
"Car Wars," by Alan Reynolds, Creators Syndicate, June 9, 2005
"Why the Ideas of the World Bank Come Up Short," by Robert E. Anderson, Investor's Business Daily, June 9, 2005
"Hong Kong's Excellent Taxes," by Alan Reynolds, TownHall.com, June 2, 2005
"A Hard Look at the European Constitution," by William A. Niskanen and Marian L. Tupy, Cato.org, May 27, 2005
"China Syndrome," by Steve H. Hanke, The Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2005
"CAFTA Cornucopia," by Daniel Griswold, Washington Times, May 5, 2005
"The Impact of Central Europe's Tax Revolution," by Mart Laar, Economist, March 5, 2005
"Forget Trade Deficits: Go for Growth," by Daniel Griswold, Financial Times, February 25, 2005
"Are Trade Deficits Good for the U.S. Economy?," by Daniel Griswold, Globalist, February 15, 2005
"The Emperor's Same Old Clothes," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Cato.org, December 23, 2004
"Expensive Free Trade," by Marian L. Tupy, Investor's Business Daily, November 26, 2004
"Bush Re-election Will Benefit Trade with East Asia," by Daniel Griswold, Apple Daily, November 10, 2004
"Is Wal-Mart Good for America?," by Brink Lindsey, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), October 7, 2004
"How Should China and America Respond to the Age without Textile Quota," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Gary Hufbaue and Yong Tang, People's Daily Online, September 27, 2004
"Engagement Is Working," by James A. Dorn, Apple Daily, September 1, 2004
"Lou Dobbs and the History of Apartheid," by Marian L. Tupy, Cato.org, August 30, 2004
"A case for Bush," by Daniel Griswold, Cato.org, August 29, 2004
"President Bush Runs on a Pro-Trade Platform," by Daniel Griswold, Apple Daily, August 25, 2004
"China's Viagra Test," by Roger Pilon, Apple Daily, August 11, 2004
"Hong Kong: Still On Top, But For How Long?," by Marian L. Tupy, Apple Daily, July 28, 2004
"How the West was Lost?," by Marian L. Tupy, Cato.org, July 17, 2004
"10 Truths About Trade: Hard Facts About Offshoring, Imports, and Jobs," by Brink Lindsey, Cato.org, July 1, 2004
"10 Truths About Trade: Hard Facts About Offshoring, Imports, and Jobs," by Brink Lindsey, Cato.org, July 1, 2004
"An Uncoupled Europe Ahead?," by Marian L. Tupy, Washington Times, June 30, 2004
"Offshoring Which Jobs?," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, June 6, 2004
"15 Years after Tiananmen," by James A. Dorn, Investor's Business Daily, June 4, 2004
"Demographics and Destiny," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, May 24, 2004
"Outsource, Outsource, and Outsource Some More," by Daniel Griswold, National Review (Online), May 3, 2004
"Book Review: In Defense of Globalization," by Daniel Griswold, National Review, April 19, 2004
"Jobs Melodrama Rerun," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, March 21, 2004
"Trivial Outsourcing Pursuits," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, March 14, 2004
"Lord Bauer Was Right," by James A. Dorn, Investor's Business Daily, March 1, 2004
"The Stealth Trade War," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Apple Daily, February 18, 2004
"The Best Way to Grow Future Democracies," by Daniel Griswold, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 15, 2004
"The States and Outsourcing," by Radley Balko, Cato.org, February 9, 2004
"The Case for Market Liberalism," by James A. Dorn, Investor's Business Daily, January 14, 2004
"Trading Up with Neighborhoods," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, December 16, 2003
"The Miami Fizzle -- What Else but Cancun Redux?," by Brink Lindsey, The Wall Street Journal, November 28, 2003
"The Unfairness of Fair Trade," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, November 16, 2003
"To the Benefit of Both," by Daniel Griswold, National Review (Online), September 15, 2003
"To the Benefit of Both," by Daniel Griswold, National Review (Online), September 15, 2003
"Capital Freedom for China," by James A. Dorn, Cato.org, September 9, 2003
"U.S. Policy Has Gone South," by Carlos Ball, Los Angeles Times, September 9, 2003
"Free China, Float the Yuan," by James A. Dorn, Cato.org, September 3, 2003
"Turn Off Foreign Aid?," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, September 2, 2003
"Manufacturing Myths," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, August 31, 2003
"American and European Protectionism is Killing Poor Countries and Their People," by Johan Norberg, Investor's Business Daily, August 25, 2003
"The Logic of Trade," by Daniel Griswold, Washington Times, August 18, 2003
"The Future of Liberalism in China," by James A. Dorn, Washington Times, August 7, 2003
"Global Greed Screed," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, July 3, 2003
"Economic Murder-Suicide," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, June 12, 2003
"Free Trade, Not Lots Of Aid, Should Be U.S.' Focus In Iraq," by Ian Vásquez, Investor's Business Daily, May 12, 2003
"Markets Created a Pot of Gold in Ireland," by Benjamin Powell, Fox News (Online), April 15, 2003
"Why Boycotting Wine Won't Work," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, March 23, 2003
"Constructive Revenge," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, March 20, 2003
"The Origins of Ill Will," by Marian L. Tupy, Cato.org, March 12, 2003
"Trade Brings Security," by Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr. and Sara Fitzgerald, Cato.org, February 11, 2003
"The Economic Ruin of Europe," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, February 6, 2003
"Liberty Will Survive Hong Kong's New Laws," by Brink Lindsey, Financial Times, February 4, 2003
"By Every Reasonable Measure, NAFTA Has Been a Success," by Daniel Griswold, Chicago Sun-Times, December 27, 2002
"U.S.-Singapore's FTA Packs a Quiet Punch," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Cato.org, December 13, 2002
"The Uncivil Civil Society," by Thomas DeGregori, Cato.org, October 7, 2002
"When the IMF Extends an Embrace," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, September 29, 2002
"Honorable End to Steel Protectionism," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Washington Times, September 6, 2002
"It's the Third World -- Not the West -- That's Unsustainable," by Jerry Taylor, National Review (Online), August 28, 2002
"Starvation a By-Product of Looming Trade War," by Ronald A. Bailey, Cato.org, August 14, 2002
"Mixed Signals on Trade Barriers," by Brink Lindsey, The Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2002
"Seven Moral Arguments for Free Trade," by Daniel Griswold, The Insider, May 1, 2002
"Cry For Argentina," by Alan Reynolds, Creators Syndicate, April 25, 2002
"Book Review: Free Trade Under Fire," by Brink Lindsey, National Review, April 22, 2002
"An Oil Embargo Won't Work," by Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren, The Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2002
"U.S. Protectionism Imperils Free Trade Talks With Latins," by Brink Lindsey, The Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2002
"Comment & Analysis: The Best Path to Prosperity," by Samuel Brittan, Financial Times, February 14, 2002
"Import Curbs Would Delay Reforms, Hurting Consumers and Steel Users," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Detroit News, January 13, 2002
"President Bush Should Withdraw Clinton Era IRS Regulation," by Veronique de Rugy, Washington Times, December 20, 2001
"Poor Choice: Why Globalization Didn't Create 9/11," by Brink Lindsey, New Republic (Online), November 12, 2001
"Continued Truck Ban a Roadblock to Trade," by Daniel Griswold, Daily Deal, August 23, 2001
"China's Accession to the WTO: A Winning Outcome for both China and the United States," by Mark Groombridge, China Brief, July 24, 2001
"How to Open Markets by Example," by Brink Lindsey, Financial Times, July 6, 2001
"Globalization Serves the World's Poor," by Doug Bandow, Copley News Service, April 25, 2001
"Why Latin America Needs a Free-Trade Zone," by James D. Gwartney and Ian Vásquez, National Post, April 18, 2001
"Policymakers Dumping on Trade," by Casey Lartigue, Korea Times, April 7, 2001
"NAFTA Means Better Future for Mexicans," by Aaron Lukas, USA Today, February 21, 2001
"The Coming Trans-Atlantic Trade Tussle," by Daniel Griswold, Cato.org, December 13, 2000
"The Return to a Global Economy," by Ian Vásquez, Ideas on Liberty, November 1, 2000
"Book Review: A Future Imperfect," by Brink Lindsey, Reason (Online), November 1, 2000
"FAIR Ads Unfairly Blame Immigrants for Urban Sprawl, Traffic Jams," by Daniel Griswold, Knight-Ridder, October 5, 2000
"Fire the World Bank: Those Protesters Were Right," by Stephen Moore, National Review (Online), September 25, 2000
"The Blessings and Challenges of Globalization," by Daniel Griswold, Cato.org, September 1, 2000
"Enroll Buchanan in Economics 101," by Daniel Griswold, The Wall Street Journal, August 24, 2000
"Enroll Buchanan in Economics 101," by Daniel Griswold, The Wall Street Journal, August 24, 2000
"Kick Me, I'm for Free Trade," by Brink Lindsey, Reason, March 1, 2000
"WTO Bashers Would Slam The Door On The World's Poor," by Brink Lindsey, Des Moines Register, November 30, 1999
"A New Financial Architecture for China," by James A. Dorn, Korea Herald, October 30, 1999
"Advancing Human Rights in China," by James A. Dorn, Investor's Business Daily, July 10, 1999
"Improving Human Rights In China," by James A. Dorn, Journal of Commerce, February 8, 1999
"Fast Track Impasse," by Brink Lindsey, Cato.org, February 1, 1999
"China's Spontaneous Order," by James A. Dorn, Journal of Commerce, December 31, 1998
"A Global Intervention Crisis," by Daniel Griswold and Ian Vásquez, Journal of Commerce, November 12, 1998
"Free Trade Nationalism," by Brink Lindsey, Weekly Standard, November 11, 1998
"Revisiting the Revisionists," by Brink Lindsey, Cato.org, August 20, 1998
"Revisiting the Revisionists," by Brink Lindsey, Cato.org, August 20, 1998
"Grant China MFN," by Aaron Lukas, Journal of Commerce, July 21, 1998
"Sovereignty: Individuals versus Governments," by Edward L. Hudgins, freetrade.org, July 1, 1998
"The Truth about Trade in History," by Bruce Bartlett, freetrade.org, July 1, 1998
"Trade Deficits Don't Mean Lost Jobs," by Daniel Griswold, freetrade.org, July 1, 1998
"The Value of Imports," by Edward L. Hudgins, freetrade.org, July 1, 1998
"Book Review: The Great Betrayal," by Brink Lindsey, Reason, July 1, 1998
"Trading with the hungry bear," by Aaron Lukas, Washington Times, June 25, 1998
"A Personal Overview of U.S. Trade Policy," by William A. Niskanen, Council on Foreign Relations, June 24, 1998
"Exporting Fair Play With a Global Investment Treaty," by Daniel Griswold, World Trade, June 17, 1998
"Wanted: Free-Market Internationalists," by Daniel Griswold, Cato.org, March 15, 1998
"Five Goals for U.S. Trade," by Brink Lindsey, Journal of Commerce, March 11, 1998
"A Silver Lining in Cloud Over Asia?," by Brink Lindsey, San Francisco Chronicle, March 6, 1998
"Protectionism with a Green Face and a Union Bug," by Daniel Griswold, Cato.org, October 14, 1997
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