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Marin Whitlock

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Marin Whitlock writes The Repeal, the column of The Jones Act Desk on the Jones Act: what the law does, what it costs, and the case for its repeal.

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52 pieces on air · since 2026-09-01 · latest 2026-10-10

Their pieces in The Jones Act Desk
2026-10-10The Jones Act pushes freight onto trucks. It taxes every good you buy.
2026-10-09The Jones Act collapsed the US commercial shipyard industry. Repeal it.
2026-10-08The Jones Act blocks domestic LNG shipping to Puerto Rico and New England
2026-10-07Every emergency Jones Act waiver admits the law fails every normal day
2026-10-06The Jones Act turns every Puerto Rico storm into a preventable risk
2026-10-05The Jones Act was supposed to build shipyards. It closed 300 instead.
2026-10-04The Jones Act Monopoly Hides a $1.9 Billion Tax on Americans
2026-10-03The Jones Act Strands LNG on the Gulf Coast
2026-10-02The Jones Act Fleet Cannot Sealift a War
2026-10-01The Jones Act raises costs while failing its stated justifications
2026-09-30A Buried Report Shows the Jones Act's True Cost
2026-09-29Territories get temporary Jones Act waivers. They should get permanent repeal.
2026-09-29Analyst says Trump administration favors supply via Jones Act waivers
2026-09-28The Jones Act leaves Puerto Rico waiting for fuel when storms hit
2026-09-27The Jones Act was meant to build ships. It shrank the fleet instead.
2026-09-26The Jones Act charges Alaska $163 million yearly. Repeal it.
2026-09-23The Jones Act's shipyard promise is a ghost. Repeal it.
2026-09-22The Jones Act's shipyard rule builds nothing. Repeal it.
2026-09-21The Jones Act taxes your fuel tank. Repeal it.
2026-09-20The Jones Act's real winners are railroads and truckers. Repeal it.
2026-09-19The Jones Act's security claim fails its own test. Repeal it.
2026-09-18The Jones Act's military excuse is empty. Repeal it.
2026-09-17The Jones Act costs Alaska billions. The evidence is decades old.
2026-09-16The Jones Act is a 64.6% tariff on American ports. Repeal it.
2026-09-15The Jones Act sends Hawaii calves through Canada. That is absurd.
2026-09-14The Jones Act taxes every port. Repeal it.
2026-09-13The Jones Act costs billions. It survives on campaign cash.
2026-09-12The Jones Act industry hides a study. That tells you everything.
2026-09-12Truck drivers face cabotage accusations as Jones Act debate widens
2026-09-11Baja California official says Jones Act fight is about cabotage rules
2026-09-11The Jones Act Shrank the U.S. Fleet While Foreign Yards Raced Ahead
2026-09-09The Jones Act's national security case collapses. Repeal it.
2026-09-08Puerto Rico official says Jones Act fight is about customs rules, not cabotage
2026-09-08The Jones Act blocks disaster aid. The law should go.
2026-09-07Alaska pays the Jones Act's highest price. The law should go.
2026-09-06The Jones Act fleet is shrinking. The law is the cause.
2026-09-05Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico all want out of the Jones Act
2026-09-04The Jones Act is a cartel. Repeal it.
2026-09-03The Jones Act taxes every port. Repeal it.
2026-09-02The Jones Act's national security case is a ghost
2026-09-02The Jones Act was meant to build ships. It shrank the fleet instead.
2026-09-02The Jones Act keeps America's own energy from reaching its ports
2026-09-02The Jones Act taxes every island. Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam pay.
2026-09-01The Jones Act taxes every port. Repeal it.
2026-09-01The Jones Act taxes Hawaii. The evidence is in the rates.
2026-09-01The Jones Act hurts Hawaii. The evidence is in the rates.
2026-09-01Hawaii economists call for Jones Act repeal. The law should go.
2026-09-01A 10-year bet on the Jones Act. The law's bill is still due.
2026-09-01The Jones Act hides its own study. The cost ratio is the bill.
2026-09-01Hanwha's tanker order is a bet on the Jones Act. The law's bill is still due.
2026-09-01Visa revocations tied to cabotage enforcement, Delgado says
2026-09-01The Jones Act costs Puerto Rico. Congress should repeal it.