
Caleb Petitt
@calebdpetitt
GMU Economics PhD 2025. Interested in Historical Political Economy of Colonial America and Smithian Political Economy.
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08-04-2025 14:44:44
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Trumpās tariffs are chaotic by design, but strategic uncertainty isnāt a plan. Itās hurting U.S. manufacturing, trade, and the economy. Thereās no method in this madness. | Caleb Petitt





U.S. shipbuilding is at a 100-year low, just 0.2% of global output. But subsidizing inefficient yards in peacetime won't fix it. America built a wartime fleet by unleashing private industry and fiscal restraint. Want readiness? Wake the sleeping giant wisely. | Caleb Petitt



Jones Act defenders sometimes claim that Adam Smith would have supported the law. Caleb Petitt thoroughly picks that argument apart here.
