Articles by Bryan Riley

 

Chinese Imports Create U.S. Jobs and Help the Poor

Bryan Riley | November 09, 2012

The recently concluded presidential campaign contained a substantial amount of China-bashing from two candidates fighting over who would be tougher on trade. In reality, getting… Read More

Economy

Russia Trade Bill Provides Opportunity for Bipartisanship

Bryan Riley | November 08, 2012

Elected officials will face many contentious issues affecting economic and foreign policy during the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress and heading into 2013. However, one… Read More

Economy

Government Waives Destructive Jones Act for 12 Days—Why Not Longer?

Bryan Riley | November 02, 2012

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the federal government recently waived the Jones Act for 12 days to allow oil tankers to deliver fuel to… Read More

 

What Does the Obama Administration Have Against Cheap Vegetables?

Bryan Riley | October 01, 2012

The Obama Administration’s Commerce Department recently took a preliminary position in favor of ending a 16-year-old trade agreement governing tomatoes imported from Mexico. The Florida… Read More

Energy

The Jones Act vs. Affordable Energy

Bryan Riley | September 20, 2012

The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted another Washington regulation that is holding back the economy. But this one can’t be blamed on President Obama, because… Read More

Economy

Chinese Auto Subsidies: Hypocrisy from the Obama Administration

Bryan Riley | September 17, 2012

The Obama Administration recently filed a case with the World Trade Organization, alleging that China provided at least $1 billion in subsidies to Chinese carmakers… Read More

Economy

Budget Deficits vs. Exports

Bryan Riley | August 15, 2012

The federal government recently announced that it is expected to run a budget deficit of more than $1 trillion for the fourth straight year. One… Read More

 

Russia Trade and Human Rights: Still Time for Congress to Act

Bryan Riley | August 10, 2012

Earlier this year, over protests from the country’s communist party, Russia agreed to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). Now Congress is considering legislation that… Read More

 

Trading Up to Create Better Jobs

Bryan Riley | August 03, 2012

According to a recent USA Today/Gallup poll, creating good jobs should be the number one priority for the next President. One of the best ways… Read More

 

Russia and the World Trade Organization: Congress Should Not Sacrifice Human Rights

Bryan Riley | July 27, 2012

Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012, by voice vote with only one… Read More

 

New Report Shows Outsourcing Fears Are Misplaced

Bryan Riley | June 27, 2012

While fears of “outsourcing” continue to make headlines, the facts show there is no “giant sucking sound” resulting from dollars fleeing the United States to… Read More

 

Extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act

Bryan Riley | June 19, 2012

On June 20, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Among the textile… Read More

 

How Trade Agreements Can Promote U.S. Constitutional Values

Bryan Riley | June 18, 2012

The United States is currently engaged in a trade negotiation known as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) with eight other Pacific Rim countries. Public Citizen… Read More

Economy

Help Poor People by Cutting Trade Barriers

Bryan Riley | June 15, 2012

In 2011, the U.S. government spent more than $22 billion in non-military foreign aid while collecting $6.8 billion in taxes on imports from the world’s… Read More

 

Russia, PNTR, and Human Rights

Bryan Riley | June 13, 2012

Progress on the ability of U.S. firms to take advantage of new business opportunities when Russia joins the World Trade Organization (WTO) took a step… Read More

 

“Tear Down This Wall”

Bryan Riley | June 11, 2012

June 12 marks the 25th anniversary of President Reagan’s historic speech at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. Over the objections of advisors who thought the lines were… Read More

 

U.S.–Russia Trade and the Magnitsky Act

Bryan Riley | June 07, 2012

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act (H.R. 4405), a measure designed to promote human rights… Read More

Economy

End the U.S. Sugar Program

Bryan Riley | June 06, 2012

The Depression-era sugar program was supposed to end in 1940. Instead, the Senate may soon vote on whether to extend it to 2017. The sugar… Read More

Economy

Trade Deficit Increases. . . or Does It?

Bryan Riley | March 16, 2012

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) just announced that the country’s current account deficit for 2011 was $473.4 billion. This number includes transactions like… Read More

 

Politics and a New Trade Bureaucracy

Bryan Riley | March 06, 2012

President Obama just announced plans to borrow millions of dollars from countries likeChinato create a new federal bureaucracy tasked with policing the trade practices of… Read More

 

Time for a Georgia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

Bryan Riley | February 06, 2012

President Obama and President of the Republic of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili recently announced that the two countries should start free-trade negotiations. Let’s hope both presidents… Read More

 

Trade, Tires, and Jobs

Bryan Riley | January 25, 2012

“Over a thousand Americans are working today because we stopped a surge in Chinese tires,” asserted President Obama in his State of the Union Address…. Read More

 

President Obama’s Year-End Trade Policy Blunder

Bryan Riley | January 04, 2012

President Obama concluded 2011 by accomplishing the remarkable feat of making the United States look worse than Communist China when it comes to promoting global… Read More

 

Toyota Selling Cars to South Korea–From the United States

Bryan Riley | December 28, 2011

Toyota recently announced it will begin exporting U.S.-built Camry cars and Sienna minivans to South Korea from plants located in Kentucky and Indiana. The cars… Read More

 

Alternate Titles for “Day Without Goldman Sachs”

Bryan Riley | December 15, 2011

On December 12, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) attempted to shut down West Coast ports from Anchorage to San Diego. Protesters said that by shutting down… Read More

 

Freedom Is the Cure for U.S. Economic Woes

Bryan Riley | December 12, 2011

President Obama recently lectured Americans on economics during a campaign stop in Osawatomie, Kansas. The New York Times congratulated President Obama’s speech as a potent… Read More

 

Don’t Do Business With Poor People? New York Times Readers Disagree

Bryan Riley | October 26, 2011

A recent New York Times online report suggested that Americans should quit buying products made by poor people—because when people in the United States buy… Read More

Economy

Buy American. Sell American.

Bryan Riley | September 23, 2011

In most parts of the country, American shoppers understand the importance of getting the best value for their dollars. This type of common sense does… Read More

Economy

Trade Deficit Decrease May Reflect Weak Economy

Bryan Riley | September 08, 2011

Today the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the trade deficit for July fell by $6.8 billion. Exports increased by $6.2 billion and imports… Read More

 

U.S. Tariffs Penalize Back-to-School Shoppers

Bryan Riley | August 25, 2011

Though parents might be rejoicing that the time has come for their kids to head back to school, their happiness could be tempered by a… Read More