EconomyCommentary
The Trump administration is considering applying tariffs or quotas to aluminum imports from Canada over concerns about a recent spike in imports from the country…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
When U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees last month on the Trump administration’s trade policies,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Relations between the U.S. and China are increasingly icy, and justifiably so given China’s mishandling of COVID-19 and its undermining of Hong Kong’s autonomy. However,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
For more than 25 years, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which built the continent into one of the most efficient and competitive trade… Read More
EconomyCommentary
For more than a year, Europe has pressured the U.S. into a global pact to increase taxes on big tech firms. The U.S. just pulled… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In its release of recommendations on how to spur the fastest and most complete rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, The Heritage Foundation’s National Coronavirus Recovery… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The world never stops turning. Troubled times at home or not, the need for American leadership never lessens. Although the meeting of the Group of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. chief trade negotiator, will testify Wednesday before the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. He is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Reflecting the current global economic slowdown, the latest statistics show that America’s trade with Canada and Mexico, the two largest trading partners of the U.S., has plummeted by more than 40% since last year…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Until the global economy was hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic, oil production was booming in Azerbaijan. The country’s vast hydrocarbon and other natural resources—the backbone… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The first round of trade agreement talks between the U.S. and the United Kingdom took place online last month, with negotiators engaged in “positive and… Read More
EconomyNews
Taking a fresh look at deregulation and at “decoupling” the U.S. from China economically will be key for renewed job growth after the COVID-19 crisis… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A new study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, “Gender and Trade,” considers the impact of trade on women and notes that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The steps we take to reopen America safely will determine whether the United States has to contend with an economic depression—regardless of whether COVID-19 is… Read More
EconomyNews
A crisis could be the worst time to pressure companies to adopt policies that aren’t in the best interest of the bottom line or their… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The World Trade Organization recently reported that half of its member countries currently imposing coronavirus pandemic-related export-control restrictions were not reporting those controls. The report… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Estonia is a shining example of why freedom matters. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, this tiny northern Baltic country that shares a border… Read More
InternationalCommentary
A bill proposed by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that seeks to dissuade Hollywood studios from submitting their movies to the censorship of the People’s Republic… Read More
Health Care Analysis
Demand for medical supplies such as ventilators and face masks skyrocketed as COVID-19 took hold. The situation led policymakers to examine how America can better… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservative leaders are asking President Donald Trump to establish a free trade agreement with Taiwan that they say would bolster America’s interests. Calling Taiwan “a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The South Caucasus nation of Georgia has become an important partner for the United States on a range of critical global issues. The small but… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Saudi Arabia and Russia are engaged in a price war—both increasing oil supplies at a time when world demand is precipitously dropping. To help U.S…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Canada and the United States have a profound and multifaceted partnership and alliance, strengthened by shared values and interests. The bilateral cooperation between the two… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
The countries of Latin America so far have escaped the worst public health consequences of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Economic damage, however, is already substantial,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If anything good can come from the coronavirus pandemic, it is the revelation of America’s overreliance on China, especially when it comes to drugs. Interviewed… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Governments around the world are responding to the coronavirus epidemic with a variety of measures that have the potential to curtail economic activity. It’s vital… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Senate on Wednesday night again passed the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act. Sponsored by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., in the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The fundamentals of the U.S. economy are still strong, and the coronavirus won’t change that. Good policy also doesn’t change in a crisis, and Congress… Read More
InternationalCommentary
It may look as if President Donald Trump’s trip to India boiled down to little more than media optics and Taj Mahal photo shoots. But there is… Read More
Economy Commentary
I have been teaching economics since 1967—40 years of it at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. During that interval, economic reality has not changed…. Read More
