Are Economic Sanctions Ever Defensible?

<p>Many nations recently have imposed economic sanctions on Russia. Is this proper? Effective?</p> <p>In &ldquo;The Roots of War&rdquo; (1966) Ayn Rand argued that <strong><em>&ldquo;the essence of capitalism&rsquo;s foreign policy is free trade&mdash;i.e.,the abolition of trade barriers, of protective tariffs, of special privileges&mdash;the opening of the world&rsquo;s trade&nbsp;</em></strong><strong><em>routes to free international exchange and competition among the private citizens of all countries dealing&nbsp;</em></strong><strong><em>directly with one another.&rdquo; </em></strong></p> <p>But she also opposed U.S. trade with America&rsquo;s sworn, mortal enemies (e.g., U.S.S.R.). In this session we&rsquo;ll discuss if/when economic sanctions are justified and their typical effects (for good or ill). Like protectionist measures, sanctions often hurt the imposer more than the imposed.</p> <p>Sign Up To Attend Morals &amp; Markets Live:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.atlassociety.org/atlas-university/morals-and-markets">https://www.atlassociety.org/atlas-university/morals-and-markets</a></p> <p>Follow All of our Atlas University Conversations On KAZM:<a href="https://kazm.com/share/space/the-atlas-society?b=837314">https://kazm.com/share/space/the-atlas-society?b=837314</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>