Editor’s note: The US Trade Ambassador provides a good summary of the reason for the China tariffs and what we can expect in the future.

“War is the continuation of politics by other means,” wrote famed Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz. In our time, international trade is becoming the continuation of war and politics by other means. This goes far beyond simple, old-fashioned “trade wars” intended to protect jobs or provide government revenue. [Lowell Ponte | June 17, 2018…

If someone were to break into your house and steal your TV, you’d hope the police would catch them. And if they broke in a second or third time, you’d want tough action. The last thing you would do is say, “That’s OK, I don’t mind.” Op-ed By Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA, originally appeared…

Not everybody is opposed to President Donald Trump’s tariff moves against $34 billion in Chinese goods. [Chris Clayton | June 17, 2018 | The Progressive Farmer] Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in an interview Sunday on a New York radio program, agreed with Trump that China doesn’t treat the U.S. fairly. “It’s going to…

Dan DiMicco, former Nucor CEO, discusses the White House’s newly announced tariffs on Chinese goods.