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Brexit Voters Aren’t As “Irrational” As Their Opponents Think

February 17, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Some anti-Brexit pundits tried to frame the Brexit debate as one of savvy economics-minded people against economic illiterates. These people missed the point. Continue reading →

Brexit: Predictions of Economic Doom Show Why People Ignore “Experts”

February 10, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Experts who predicted economic doom as Brexit approached obsessed over the problem of “transaction costs” in trade. But the EU was imposing countless new transaction costs of its own. Continue reading →

Embrace Unilateral Free Trade with the UK — Right Now

December 16, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Americans ought to begin thinking of trade between the US and the UK as something comparable to trade between California and Idaho. Continue reading →

The Brexit Battle Shows Democracy Is Only Allowed When the Regime Likes the Outcome

September 26, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Democracy is only allowed when the voters vote “correctly” according to the ruling classes. “Wrong” decisions will trigger court rulings voiding the vote. Or we’ll just keep voting until people get it “right.” Continue reading →