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Capitolism

CATO Institute vice president and celebrated economist Scott Lincicome analyzes economic policy, trade, and regulation through a free market lens, exploring how these issues impact everyday Americans.

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Capitolism

Cheap Talk on Cheap Stuff

Things Everyone Should Know About Trade Deficits

The ‘Retail Apocalypse’ Doesn’t Need a Government Fix

‘Reciprocal Tariffs’ Are Trump’s Worst Trade Idea Yet

The IRA Has Made a Little Climate Bang for a Lot of Taxpayer Bucks

Lessons From the Great Almost Trade War of 2025

Trump’s Deportations Will Hit American Workers, Too

It Was Never Really About Trade at All

Los Angeles’ Destruction Was Fueled by Bad Policy—and Bad Incentives

Some of My Big 2025 Questions