Video digest of my latest newsletter article.
How do tariffs and trade barriers secretly threaten religious liberty in America? This eye-opening analysis reveals the surprising ways that protectionist economic policies create the machinery for religious restrictions. Using fresh data from the Penn-Wharton Budget Model and historical examples from France to China, we expose the hidden architecture linking economic and religious freedom. Read the full article:
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Discover how:
Government systems created to restrict trade often expand to control religious practice
The world's most religiously diverse countries consistently outperform economically
Historic religious persecutions often began with economic restrictions
Modern surveillance states use the same tools to monitor both trade and faith
From the Edict of Nantes to today's debates about trade policy, this deep dive explores why religious and economic liberty share the same foundations—and why threatening one inevitably endangers the other.
This video is for educational and analytical purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.
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