EconomyCommentary
No End in Sight as US Trade War With China Reaches 1-Year Mark
It’s been a year since the White House launched a trade war with China. On Aug. 14, 2017, President Trump instructed U.S. Trade Representative Robert… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Thank God for ‘Avocados From Mexico’
It is difficult to read the phrase “avocados from Mexico” without singing the catchy tune from a popular Super Bowl commercial. These commercials ring true… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Liam Fox’s Robust Case for Free Trade
This is not the time to back off on free trade. In fact, as British conservative Liam Fox said recently, it is the time to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Moves in the Right Direction on Trade With Europe
This week, the White House is singing a new tune on trade and it sounds promising. President Donald Trump, in a joint press conference with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Zero Tariffs and Zero Barriers Are the Way to Prosperity
It’s not rocket science: Economists understand that tariffs harm both the exporting country and the importing country. Retaliatory tariffs do the same thing. Yet too… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump, EU Leader Agree to Work Toward ‘Zero Tariffs’
In what President Donald Trump called “a very big day for free and fair trade,” he and the leader of the European Union agreed Wednesday… Read More
EconomyCommentary
88 Senators Agree Congress Must Have Role in New Tariffs
Article I of the Constitution states that Congress has the power “to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations,” but for decades members of this body have… Read More
EconomyCommentary
US Tariffs Hurt Americans More Than Anyone Else
The Canadian government, lining the pockets of its dairy producers, imposes high tariffs on American dairy imports. That forces Canadians to pay higher prices for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump’s Tariffs Are Pushing American Companies to Leave
Harley-Davidson’s motto is “All for freedom. Freedom for all.” Today, however, the freedom to trade in America is deteriorating—and because of that, the iconic motorcycle… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Administration’s Trade Policies Undermining Business Benefits of Tax Cuts, Slashing Regulations
Last week, the U.S. government hosted its annual SelectUSA Investment Summit just outside of Washington, D.C. The event often draws a good crowd of potential… Read More
EconomyCommentary
These New Tariffs Could Upend the Newspaper Industry
A Washington state newsprint producer is single-handedly upending the U.S. newspaper industry, and not in a good way. The North Pacific Paper Co. pressured the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Tariffs on Chinese Goods Will Only Punish Americans
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will soon be imposing an additional 25 percent tax on $50 billion worth of goods Americans buy from… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Free Trade Already Puts America First
These days, I’m often accused of being a globalist. The word is a pejorative meant to insinuate that I am more concerned about international corporations… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Don’t Believe the Rhetoric. NAFTA Has Actually Helped US Manufacturing.
President Donald Trump has long railed against NAFTA as an unfair deal that lets foreign competition take advantage of U.S. manufacturers. That narrative is the… Read More
EconomyNews
4 Key Points in the Tariffs Debate as Trump Prepares for G-7 Summit
Both Mexico and the European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products as President Donald Trump prepares for potentially confrontational talks with allies… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s Tariffs Threaten to Weaken Key US Alliances
The Group of Seven was created during the Cold War by the United States so that the leading market-based Western democracies (Canada, France, Germany, Italy,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Pointless Lumber Tariffs Are Hurting Americans
Late last year, the United States imposed steep new tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports to the United States. The new import taxes, a combination… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Truce in the Trade War Is Good News. Trump Can Make It Better by Scrapping the Tariffs.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced this week that the U.S. and China had agreed to cool down the brewing trade war, following a joint statement… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Ben Sasse: Trade Protectionism Won’t Make ‘Communities Stable Again’
A Republican senator said Wednesday that claims that trade protectionism would restore the social and economic fabric of America’s past are “cruel” and untrue. “If… Read More
EconomyCommentary
US-China Truce on Trade War Is Good Progress
Over the weekend, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who led U.S.-China trade negotiations, announced a trade war between the two countries was “on hold.” This progress… Read More
EconomyCommentary
NAFTA’s Investor Protections Are Essential for US Businesses. Don’t Negotiate Them Away.
With NAFTA 2.0 negotiations possibly wrapping up as soon as this week or next, it’s vital that the United States not bargain away a key… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We’re Not Losing to China in a Trade War: 5 Misconceptions About US Trade With China
As U.S. officials prepare to negotiate trade deals with China, it’s crucial to recognize some of the most damaging misconceptions about trade between our two… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Postponed the Tariffs for Key Trading Partners. Now, He Should Ditch Them for Good.
The Trump administration announced late Monday evening that, until June 1, it would continue to exempt Canada, Mexico, and the European Union from tariffs on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Steel Tariffs Already Hurting Steel-Using Industries
Economists and industry leaders predicted price increases and potential jobs losses after the Trump administration imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum. What may have seemed… Read More
EnergyCommentary
How Solar Tariffs Are Already Hurting the Solar Industry
A week ago today marked the end of the window for solar companies to seek exemptions from the Trump administration’s tariffs on certain imported solar… Read More
EconomyNews
As US-China Trade War Looms, Ukraine Stands to Gain
KYIV, Ukraine—Amid the specter of a looming trade war with the U.S., China is boosting its economic ties with Ukraine. For one, Ukraine has overtaken… Read More
EconomyCommentary
These 3 Charts Show the Importance of Economic Freedom
Since 1995, The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom has tracked the progress of economic freedom around the world and measured the tangible impact of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US-South Korea Trade Agreement Dodges a Bullet
President Donald Trump derided the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement as an “unacceptable, horrible deal” and a “job killer.” He vowed to “renegotiate that deal or… Read More
Commentary
Existing Trade Deals Are Good for US Trade Balance
Trade skeptics and protectionists have charged that trade agreements like NAFTA and the U.S.-Korea trade agreement favor foreign producers and have contributed to the U.S…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Hits and Misses in Trump’s New China Trade Policy
The president recently announced a three-pronged strategy to target China for its alleged “unfair trade practices.” This new strategy includes challenging Chinese intellectual property practices… Read More
