Free Trade

Antitrust and Anti-Monopoly: An Exploration of Historical Context and Contemporary Relevance

by RSF Staff

Significant legal cases and corporate actions have recently drawn attention to monopolistic practices, raising the importance of antitrust issues within the public discourse. From the recent court ruling deeming Google a monopoly to ongoing concerns about the potential merger of grocery giants Albertsons and Kroger,… Read More »Antitrust and Anti-Monopoly: An Exploration of Historical Context and Contemporary Relevance

There is a reason the U.S. abandoned revenue tariffs

by Matthew Downhour

Mark Twain claimed that “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme”; at some point though the repetition and rhyming become indistinguishable. Tony Mellon, grandson of Gilded Age robber baron and 1920s Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, gave a pro-Trump PAC $50 million the day after… Read More »There is a reason the U.S. abandoned revenue tariffs

Protection or Free Trade Pt.2

by admin

As the (delayed) tax day approaches, it is worth remembering that the income taxes coming due are largely a product of the early 20th century progressive movement to replace tariffs with income taxes. The arguments put forth by the progressives included the fact that tariffs… Read More »Protection or Free Trade Pt.2

Applying the lessons of George’s Protection or Free Trade, pt 1

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After the signing of the Bretton Woods agreement and the creation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade after World War II, global free trade began a decades long period of expansion, dramatically increasing the role of international trade in the global economy by… Read More »Applying the lessons of George’s Protection or Free Trade, pt 1

Don’t let a lack of trust lead to turmoil in trade

by admin

The global extent of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to much hand-wringing about the future of globalization. Disputes over trade in critical goods have led to predictions of a future autarky. In response to a dispute over face masks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared that… Read More »Don’t let a lack of trust lead to turmoil in trade

Opportunities For International Financial Centers In The 21st Century

by M. Mason Gaffney

Keynote banquet address at the Conference on the Fundamentals of International Legal Business Practice, hosted by The Bahamas Bar Association, in association with The International Bar Association, The Bahamas Financial Services Board, The Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations, and The Inter-American Bar Association. Superclub… Read More »Opportunities For International Financial Centers In The 21st Century

Free Trade

Antitrust and Anti-Monopoly: An Exploration of Historical Context and Contemporary Relevance

There is a reason the U.S. abandoned revenue tariffs

Protection or Free Trade Pt.2

Applying the lessons of George’s Protection or Free Trade, pt 1

Don’t let a lack of trust lead to turmoil in trade

Opportunities For International Financial Centers In The 21st Century

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