Thomas A. Firey

1 month ago | econlib.org | Pierre Lemieux |John Hicks |Scott Sumner |Thomas A. Firey

Consider the market for aluminum and the general tariff of 25% that the US administration has planned to impose on all American importers of this metal starting March 12 (compared to a current tariff of 10% that hits fewer aluminum products and exempts some countries including Canada and Mexico). A very good starting point for a rapid economic analysis is a Wall Street Journal story: Bob Tita, “Tariffs Fracture Aluminum Industry: ‘It’s Going to Cost Me a Lot of Money,’” February 26, 2025.

Jun 26, 2024 | capitalismmagazine.com | Thomas A. Firey

A central plank of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign is to “totally obliterate the deep state.” By this he means to take tight control of the operations of the federal bureaucracy, which he blames for obstructing his agenda during his 2017–2021 presidency. He and several allies have plans to bring the administrative state to heel, the centerpiece of which is Schedule F, a class of management-level bureaucrats that he could hire and fire at will.

Jun 25, 2024 | aier.org | Thomas A. Firey

A central plank of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign is to “totally obliterate the deep state.” By this he means to take tight control of the operations of the federal bureaucracy, which he blames for obstructing his agenda during his 2017–2021 presidency. He and several allies have plans to bring the administrative state to heel, the centerpiece of which is Schedule F, a class of management-level bureaucrats that he could hire and fire at will.

May 23, 2024 | thebulwark.com | Thomas A. Firey

DONALD TRUMP WILL ADDRESS the Libertarian Party’s national convention this Saturday, May 25, hoping to get libertarians to back his presidential bid. His appearance at the convention will be remarkable not just because the Libertarian Party ostensibly is committed to promoting its own to-be-determined presidential candidate, but because Trump was one of the most illiberal presidents in American history.

Mar 13, 2024 | cato.org | Thomas A. Firey |Joshua Windham |David Warren |Ronald Bird

A Trump restoration of Schedule F and takeover of the federal bureaucracy is unlikely to play out the way either he or his critics imagine. The Podcast of Regulation In This Episode It’s tractor week at Unintended Consequences with special guest Ike Brannon, who is a Senior Fellow at the Jack Kemp Foundation, about the right to repair movement and the struggle of farmers over whether John Deere can restrict their right to tinker with their own tractors.