Beef Prices: Blame the Packers, Not America’s Ranchers
KEY POINTS Beef prices are at record highs—not because of U.S. ranchers or tariffs, but because dependence on foreign imports and meatpacker consolidation have distorted
Tariffs Are Not Causing Inflation: Breaking Down August 2025 CPI
The August 2025 inflation report has reignited debate over tariffs. Some pundits have been quick to blame trade policy for rising prices, invoking Smoot-Hawley comparisons and warning of disaster on the scale of the Great Depression. But the data tells a different story.
The Price Impact of Generic Drug Tariffs: Why Patients Do Not Bear the Cost
America is dangerously reliant on high-risk foreign suppliers for essential generic drugs, especially APIs concentrated in China and India. That over-reliance has already triggered preventable crises, such as nationwide chemotherapy shortages when a single overseas plant shut down.
Rechenberg: Why the United States Should Not Renew AGOA
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), enacted in 2000, was designed to promote economic development and democratic reform in Sub-Saharan Africa by granting duty-free access to the U.S. market for thousands of products.
Restoring America’s Generic Drug Independence
America’s generic drug supply is at a crisis point. As detailed in previous reports, the United States is dangerously reliant on a high-risk imported drug supply, and today’s widespread drug shortages stem not from shipping delays or unexpected demand—but from a collapse in domestic production.
Trade Agreements: The Export Myth That Masked a National Giveaway
For decades, U.S. politicians have sold free trade agreements as a beacon of prosperity for the American economy. The logic was tidy: “Most of the world’s consumers live outside the U.S.—so if we open foreign markets, prosperity will follow.” On paper, it sounded plausible. But in practice, it became one of the most costly economic miscalculations in our modern history.
Domestic Market Share Index Drops Significantly in Q1 2025, Fueled by Pre-Tariff Stockpiling
The CPA Domestic Market Share Index (DMSI) dropped abruptly in the first quarter of 2025 as the massive pre-tariff import surge driven by stockpiling heavily outweighed current U.S. manufacturing output.
U.S. Kitchen Cabinet Industry Needs Support Amid Unrelenting Import Surge
The U.S. kitchen cabinet industry has a long and storied history, deeply rooted in small- to medium-sized businesses that form the backbone of American manufacturing.
Rechenberg: Thanks to Imported Drugs, America Has Lost Control of Its Medicine Cabinet
America is facing a growing crisis in its medical system — not from a lack of talent or innovation, but from a breakdown in the control, safety and supply of essential medicine. Our growing reliance on imports is now driving serious drug shortages, destabilizing supply chains and increasingly making medications unsafe.
CBO: Tariffs Bring Billions in Revenue, Barely Touch Inflation
A newly released report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has upended the way policymakers should think about tariffs.
