Tag: liberty

Free trade vs. fair trade

The argument over trade and whether governments should allow it to be “free” goes back to the latter 18th, early 19th century economists, Adam Smith, David Ricardo and James Mill. They could be said to be the fathers of the…

Why is America still considered exceptional?

ex•cep•tion•al (adj): exceptional or unusual; not typical. Is America an exceptional place? Yes. Without discussion. Without question or even reasonable argument. But we aren’t exceptional just because we think we are, and we don’t think we’re exceptional in the same…