The 1920 Jones Act and the 1886 Passenger Vessel Services Act are antiquated laws that “impact states like Alaska, Hawaii and the territories like Puerto Rico and Guam especially harder than it impacts the rest of the nation,” according to Grassroot Institute of Hawaii policy researcher Jonathan Helton. Helton, who has
Supporters of the protectionist federal law are admitting America’s shipping industry could be better served The revelation earlier this month that an advisory panel to the U.S. Maritime Administration recommended charging Jones Act critics with treason — a felony punishable by death — sparked a wave of media attention last week that
Salacious details keep rolling in from thousands of pages of emails about the Jones Act obtained from the U.S. Maritime Administration through a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Cato Institute researchers. The latest revelations concern attempts in early 2019 by then-MARAD Deputy Administrator Richard Balzano to obstruct efforts
Peter Zeihan, American geopolitical analyst and author, devotes one of his latest video posts to the 1920 shipping law known as the Jones Act, which he claims has cost Americans trillions of dollars in lost economic opportunities over the course of the last century. Zeihan’s books include “The End of
A 2020 agenda item of a panel advising the federal government recommended that critics of the law be charged with treason Yes, you read that right: Government and private maritime leaders at a private meeting in 2020 were presented with an agenda item that proposed charging prominent critics of the 1920 shipping law known as the
This article was previously published by the Cato Institute on Oct. 18, 2022. ______________ By Colin Grabow and Scott Lincicome It’s not every day you find a government document calling for Cato Institute employees to be charged with treason, but as a new article in The Dispatch details, here we are: In March 2020, a maritime
As the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii continues to advocate for Jones Act reform, Institute research associate Jonathan Helton discussed current events involving the law on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, with radio host Johnny Miro of H. Hawaii Media, whose stations include Oldies 101.1 FM, K-Rock 101.5 FM, Retro 97.1 FM,
Watching the controversy unfold over the delivery of fuel to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico has been especially poignant to those of us who live in Hawaii. It’s hard not to look at the delay, political gamesmanship and dueling press statements and wonder how long it will be until Hawaii is in
The following is a news release issued by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii on Sept. 28, 2022. Note: The original version incorrectly stated the GH Parks is a Liberian-flagged vessel. _____________ Keli‘i Akina, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii president, welcomes the waiver but said it should be broadened to all ships and extended
The following article was first published Sept. 27, 2022, by the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy in New Hampshire. The original headline was “How a protectionist shipping law could leave New England out in the cold.” ____________ Will New England have enough fuel this winter? The region’s six governors
The 1920 Jones Act and the 1886 Passenger Vessel Services Act are antiquated laws that “impact states like Alaska, Hawaii and the territories like Puerto Rico and Guam especially harder than it impacts the rest of the nation,” according to Grassroot Institute of Hawaii policy researcher Jonathan Helton. Helton, who has
Supporters of the protectionist federal law are admitting America’s shipping industry could be better served The revelation earlier this month that an advisory panel to the U.S. Maritime Administration recommended charging Jones Act critics with treason — a felony punishable by death — sparked a wave of media attention last week that
Salacious details keep rolling in from thousands of pages of emails about the Jones Act obtained from the U.S. Maritime Administration through a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Cato Institute researchers. The latest revelations concern attempts in early 2019 by then-MARAD Deputy Administrator Richard Balzano to obstruct efforts
Peter Zeihan, American geopolitical analyst and author, devotes one of his latest video posts to the 1920 shipping law known as the Jones Act, which he claims has cost Americans trillions of dollars in lost economic opportunities over the course of the last century. Zeihan’s books include “The End of
A 2020 agenda item of a panel advising the federal government recommended that critics of the law be charged with treason Yes, you read that right: Government and private maritime leaders at a private meeting in 2020 were presented with an agenda item that proposed charging prominent critics of the 1920 shipping law known as the
This article was previously published by the Cato Institute on Oct. 18, 2022. ______________ By Colin Grabow and Scott Lincicome It’s not every day you find a government document calling for Cato Institute employees to be charged with treason, but as a new article in The Dispatch details, here we are: In March 2020, a maritime
As the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii continues to advocate for Jones Act reform, Institute research associate Jonathan Helton discussed current events involving the law on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, with radio host Johnny Miro of H. Hawaii Media, whose stations include Oldies 101.1 FM, K-Rock 101.5 FM, Retro 97.1 FM,
Watching the controversy unfold over the delivery of fuel to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico has been especially poignant to those of us who live in Hawaii. It’s hard not to look at the delay, political gamesmanship and dueling press statements and wonder how long it will be until Hawaii is in
The following is a news release issued by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii on Sept. 28, 2022. Note: The original version incorrectly stated the GH Parks is a Liberian-flagged vessel. _____________ Keli‘i Akina, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii president, welcomes the waiver but said it should be broadened to all ships and extended
The following article was first published Sept. 27, 2022, by the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy in New Hampshire. The original headline was “How a protectionist shipping law could leave New England out in the cold.” ____________ Will New England have enough fuel this winter? The region’s six governors
To the Hawaii Legislature:
Hawaii families face skyrocketing healthcare costs and a shortage of doctors. Exempting medical services from Hawaii’s general excise tax would result in millions of dollars in savings for residents and help bring doctors back.
