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Dead philosophers. Fresh takes.
Ever wonder what it would be to listen to
Karl Marx read Elon Musk’s Tweets?
Adam Smith walk into a Walmart?
John Locke debate the vaccine mandate?
Ever wonder... WWKMD?
Thread 3
The Trump Tariffs
As the Supreme Court debates whether the Trump Tariffs will stand or not, take a stroll back through time to see how British economists, Enlightened philosophers, founding fathers, and secessionists would think not only about Trump's approach, but about the idea of tariffs in general...
Ch. 1: Empire Builders, Enlightened Economists, and Founding Fathers
Episode 1: When Cromwell Meets the Red Tie: How 17th‑Century Mercantilists Would Read Trump's Tariffs
Episode 2: If Adam Smith Read Trump's Tariffs: Mercantilism in Modern Clothes
Episode 3: What Would Hamilton Do? Tariffs, Power, and National Industry
Coming soon...
Brutus, and other anti-Federalists
Ch. 2: To Nullify or Not...
Including John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, and the Great Compromiser: Henry Clay
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