Source: Reason
by Eric Boehm
“America’s interminable war with Iran has killed thousands, disrupted commerce that flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and raised prices on the home front. But there may be one silver lining. In an attempt to lower gas prices that spiked because of the war, the Trump administration has repeatedly issued waivers of the Jones Act, a century-old law that requires all goods moved between American ports to be carried on American-built, American-crewed ships. With the law (temporarily) not being enforced, commerce has exploded.” (for publication 11/26)
https://reason.com/2026/10/18/a-world-without-the-jones-act/