The Rotten Case for Sanctions

by | Mar 17, 2022

The Rotten Case for Sanctions

by | Mar 17, 2022

Now’s a good time to read (or reread) Gary Chartier’s 2019 article “The Case for Sanctions Fails at Every Turn.”

About Sheldon Richman

Sheldon Richman is the executive editor of The Libertarian Institute and a contributing editor at Antiwar.com. He is the former senior editor at the Cato Institute and Institute for Humane Studies; former editor of The Freeman, published by the Foundation for Economic Education; and former vice president at the Future of Freedom Foundation. His latest books are Coming to Palestine and What Social Animals Owe to Each Other.

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