[SARAH BODEN | October 24, 2016 | Iowa Public Radio] Political watchers say the race in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District is one of the most competitive in the country. The incumbent, Republican David Young, has only served one term in Congress. And Democrats historically have larger turnouts during presidential election years. So Democrats says their candidate…
[Daily News | October 25, 2016 | Inside US Trade] While the Canadian government has lately been keenly focused on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made news in Ottawa Tuesday when he said it was “difficult” to imagine Canada not ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trudeau spoke at…
[Christian Detisch, Patrick Woodall | October 25, 2016 | Food and Water Watch] The bipartisan hostility directed at the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been focused on the impact trade deals have on middle class working families. Last week in the final presidential debate, both candidates reiterated their opposition to the TPP. And this deal, the largest trade…
by Michael Stumo This is a great election season. Why? Because the disparity between the utopian globalist elite and the various flavors (good and bad) of nationalism is in stark relief. We have a great opportunity for a reset whoever wins. Yes, yes, I know that the political discourse is ugly. Trump is favored by…
[Paul Mozur| October 24, 2016 | The New York Times] HONG KONG — In a surprise move on Monday, the German authorities withdrew approval for the takeover of a domestic semiconductor firm by a Chinese bidder, a deal that was set to be an emblem of a new push by Chinese companies to acquire cutting-edge…
[ Alex Sowyer| October 20, 2016 | Breitbart] Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will consolidate all trade policy under one “American Desk” if he’s elected president, in order to promote “America First” trade deals. “We are living through the greatest jobs theft in the history of the world,” Trump stated during his afternoon rally in…
[Wilbur Ross & Peter Navarro| October 18, 2016 | Real Clear Policy] Budget-deficit hawks often insist that the only way to balance the Federal budget is to raise taxes or cut spending. The far smarter path to balance the budget is simply to grow our economy faster. From 1947 to 2001, the U.S. real gross domestic product grew at an annual…
[ Daily News| October 17, 2016 | Inside US Trade] Ambassadors from Trans-Pacific Partnership countries this week pledged to accelerate their efforts to ensure the agreement is passed during a lame-duck session of Congress and reiterated the importance of the United States to the global trading system and its TPP partners. Ambassadors to the U.S.…
Susan Houseman is a senior economist at the Upjohn Institute in Michigan. I’ve followed her work on employment trends, especially in manufacturing, for years, and wanted to share some of her recent findings that struck me as particularly germane at this point in time. JB: This election has clearly elevated the view that our manufacturing…
[ Adam Behsudi| October 17, 2016 | Politico] Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Trump campaign advisers Peter Navarro and Dan DiMicco blasted the U.S. Treasury Department’s decision on Friday not to declare China a currency manipulator — an action no administration, Republican or Democrat, has taken since 1994. “By refusing to take on China over…