In the wake of the COVID pandemic, consumers have become painfully aware of America’s heavy dependence on imports. The recent Amoxicillin shortage in hospitals has made this particularly clear since the United States is now highly reliant on imported antibiotics and other lifesaving medications. The United States is so deep in the hole when it…
Americans are understandably worried about internet privacy. In particular, they fear their personal information could be hacked at any time. And if you ask them whether China should have access to their social security numbers, credit cards, and banking info, the answer would be a resounding “No.” We live in a digital world, though. And…
Last year, more than 73,000 Americans died from an overdose of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. The drug itself is cheap and readily available, with thousands of pounds flowing into the United States from Mexico every month. In fact, fentanyl seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border increased 164 percent between 2020 and 2022 alone. Even more disturbing is that Americans can now have…
Removing trade barriers and reducing U.S. tariffs allowed China’s state-owned enterprises to flood the U.S. with deliberately underpriced goods.
As Congress returns to session, some call for new efforts to help struggling nations. Resuming the GSP, however, should not be one of them.
Unless Mexico immediately adheres to its 2019 steel obligations, the U.S. should reimpose Section 232 tariffs on Mexican steel imports.
If Washington hopes to launch a viable domestic solar industry, it must fully enforce U.S. trade laws and confront China’s continuing attempts to suffocate America’s solar industry.
Consumers deserve safe e-commerce. Requiring COOL labeling would be a small price for safe, reliable online shopping. Congress should move quickly to pass bipartisan country-of-origin labeling provisions and ensure that consumers’ lives aren’t put at risk by unsafe imports.
Americans fund companies that exploit human labor, build a surveillance state hostile to U.S. As the Senate considers a defense bill, Sens. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, and Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Democrat, are pushing for an important bipartisan amendment. They want to protect federal employees from unwittingly investing in America’s greatest geopolitical adversary, China. The…