It’s Time to End the Jones Act

I’ll be hosting an online event tomorrow for the Pacific Legal Foundation focusing on the counterproductive and legally dubious Jones Act. We will feature commentary from Joshua Thompson of PLF, Malia Blom Hill of Hawaii’s Grassroot Institute, and Patrick McLaughlin of the Hoover Institution.

We’ll cover a few of the unsuccessful attempts to repeal the law over the years and end on a high note, with a brief overview of a promising new legal challenge by Kōloa Rum Company—a leading distillery on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

. Please join us if you are able:

The Jones Act was passed in the wake of World War I under the guise of strengthening domestic shipping and bolstering national security.

But more than a century later, the law has proven to be a monumental failure.

Despite its lofty goals, the Jones Act has led to a dramatic decrease in the size of the nation’s maritime fleet and has significantly increased the cost of domestic shipping—causing severe economic harm to states like Hawaii and Alaska.

So, why hasn’t it been repealed?

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