Caleb Petitt
Caleb Petitt
Research Fellow
Caleb Petitt is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute. He has a PhD in economics from George Mason University, he is an Adam Smith Program Fellow, and an F.A. Hayek fellow at the Mercatus Center. His research interests include history of economic thought and the historical political economy of colonial American trade and taxation.
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Land Mania in the Revolutionary American Republic
When Your Phone Becomes a General Warrant
What if the technology making your phone "smart" is actually making you vulnerable...
The Trump Administration’s Difficult Relationship with the Truth
As a social science, economics is meant to be apolitical...
Capitalism, as Told by Its Enemies
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy handed its capitalism entry to the system’s fiercest critics.
The AI Revolution Has Happened Before
AI, economics, economic history, the Industrial Revolution, automation, jobs, innovation...
Trump Just Invoked A 1930 Tariff Law No President Has Ever Used—Against Canada
President Donald Trump announced a new round...
History of the Future Trailer
Why do the same ideas keep coming back? History of the Future connects history, economics, and...
History of the Future Teaser
The biggest debates of today have happened before. History of the Future Podcast, coming soon...
America’s Maritime Policy Is Fighting the Wrong War
The Jones Act spends its political energy on shipbuilding. The real maritime power game is somewhere else.
Mercantilism: Towards National Economics
Towards National Economics
