Mercantilism held that wealth was fixed and finite. The only way to prosper was to hoard gold and place tariffs on products from abroad. According to this theory, nations should sell their goods ...

The splash across Germany’s venerable newspaper Die Zeit was a single word in English, distilled to sum up what has just ...

Smith argued against mercantilism and was a major proponent of laissez-faire economic policies. In his first book, "The Theory of Moral Sentiments", Smith proposed the idea of an invisible hand ...

Unpredictability and an aggressive nationalistic tone are likely to characterise the former president’s approach if he wins ...

Trade allows average working-class Americans to buy all kinds of things they could not otherwise afford because of trade.

At this inflection point, the global majority is facing numerous policy issues, which require rigorous scrutiny of the ...

Back home, left to our own devices, the American people rejected colonialism just as we rejected slavery, second-class citizenship for women, mercantilism, socialism, Wilsonian globalism ...

The Union seems set to hit American exports with tariffs as equally punishing as any set by the new U.S. administration, ...

Investing in a Gold IRA presents both opportunities and considerations for retirement planning. A Gold IRA, or individual ...

Donald Trump's landslide victory over Kamala Harris has cemented his place as one of the most influential American presidents ...

“To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff. And it’s my favorite,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told a gathering in Chicago on Tuesday. “I’m a believer in tariffs.” ...