With protectionism on the rise and opponents of trade insisting that international competition is at the root of Middle America’s problems, the libertarian response — to my mind, at least — has been tepid and unpersuasive. Gene Epstein joins me to fix that.
About the Guest
Gene Epstein is economics and book review editor of Barron’s.
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Article Discussed
“Adam Smith Takes on Critics of Free Trade”
Guest’s Book
Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers
Guest’s Website
Episode Mentioned
Ep. 684 Debate on Free Trade, with Bob Murphy and Vox Day (Bob Murphy and Vox Day)
Related Episode
Ep. 480 Is Free Trade Helpful or Harmful for America? (Don Boudreaux)
Previous Appearances
Ep. 704 Adam Smith, Not the Founder of Economic Science
Ep. 634 The Economic Freedom of the World: What the Numbers Tell Us
Ep. 473 Does the Economy Do Better Under the Democrats, and Has Obama Been Better Than Reagan?
Ep. 462 We Found a Major Flaw in the Egalitarian Argument
Ep. 450 Noam Chomsky Led Me to Libertarianism, Says Guest
Listener Website Mentioned
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