The 10% tariff on aluminum that President Trump just re-imposed on Canada will hurt downstream US aluminum manufacturers and benefit Chinese and Russian producers of raw aluminum. The president’s restrictions on Chinese spy technology, by contrast, are welcome. The weekly trade report with L.C. On August 6th, President Trump signed a “Proclamation on Adjusting Imports […]
Congress writing pro-Taiwan, anti-China bills
Congress is writing bills to discourage China from attacking Taiwan and to make the US economy less dependent on Chinese manufactures. The weekly trade report with L.C Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations East Asia subcommittee, announced on July 29th that he has written to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer calling […]
President Trump channels Speaker Pelosi
In panic mode, President Trump is adopting many of the expensive anti-growth policies championed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and presumed Democratic presidential candidate Biden. This bodes ill not only for his own campaign but also the survival of the Republican Party. by Richard Schulman House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to renew the just-expired $600 […]
Progressive media are suppressing Covid-19 treatment information
Doctors in the US and abroad are successfully treating early-phase Covid-19 patients with pharmaceuticals previously approved for other medical uses. by Richard Schulman There is no good reason — other than progressive politics — that so much of the US economy remains locked down and that so many patients are dying from a disease that […]
EU seeks WTO Airbus-Boeing settlement
If the US and EU can settle their 16-year-old Airbus-Boeing quarrel, they’re in agreement on a number of other issues, such as renewing a WTO moratorium on digital duties and protecting fisheries. The weekly trade report with L.C. The EU is trying an end the 16-year-old US-EU dispute over aircraft subsidies and remove the WTO-authorized […]
