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 […]
Lighthizer calls for US industrial policy
The weekly trade report by L.C. Addressing the Economic Club of New York on June 4th, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer declared: “After the [pandemic] crisis is over, we have to have an industrial policy that assures the US has in any future crisis the ability to manufacture at home all the things that we […]
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