The Supreme Court has punted on taking the non-delegation case brought before it by the AIIS, whose members hope to nullify the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariff on imported steel. Trade issues impacting Canada, Vietnam, China, and the WTO are also covered, as well as recent US visa restrictions. The weekly trade report by L.C. […]
Classical liberalism’s conservative opponents
18th century classical liberalism is the theory of government on which the US founding was based. It has been in the forefront of the battle against progressivism for over a century. Since President Trump’s 2016 election, however, it faces powerful opposition from conservative nationalists. by Richard Schulman Classical liberalism is the Enlightenment theory and practice […]
Senate grills Lighthizer over Bolton book charges
The weekly trade report with L.C. During his annual testimony to Congress on June 17th, USTR Robert Lighthizer was put on the defensive by questions citing former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s newly published book. The Bolton book charges that the President’s interest in a trade deal with China was driven more by 2020 re-election […]
Congress joins White House in shift to industrial policy
The weekly trade report with correspondent L.C. After berating Japan for “it” in the 1980s and China for “it” during the past decade, Congress and the White House have decided to join the party of sinners — “it” being industrial policy. This is a really sexy new idea — only four centuries old. In the […]
President Trump: Inspire the nation if you want to win
Open letter to President Trump Dear Mr. President, You need to inspire the nation if you want to win. Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberly Strassel, in the June 12th edition of that paper, writes that too often you are running against yourself. Amidst a pandemic, mass unemployment, riots, and demonstrations, the country yearns for “calm […]
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