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Op-ed | America should stop relying on China for rare earths needed for renewable energy infrastructure

Archive, commentary, op-edBy Michael StumoMarch 11, 2020

Excerpt: The good news is that the United States doesn’t need to depend on China for its renewable energy supply chains. Instead, America should start matching

CPA Op-Ed: Illinois’ tax system dings local manufacturers. Here’s a fix.

Archive, commentary, op-edBy Michael StumoMay 17, 2019

Editors note: Zach Mottl is a member of the CPA board. Over the past two decades, Illinois has lost roughly 280,000 manufacturing jobs. And as

CPA Op-ed: GM cutbacks due to offshoring, not tariffs

Archive, commentary, op-edBy Michael StumoJanuary 6, 2019

General Motors had a very good year in 2018. Op-ed by Jeff Ferry, Chief Economist of CPA, originally appeared in the Daily Mail West Virginia

Commentary: May’s Brexit deal ignores Leavers’ real grievance

Archive, commentary, op-edBy Michael StumoDecember 12, 2018

Editor’s note: This article is posted because the UK’s trade deficit in goods was one reason voters approved Brexit last year. It parallels the trade

CPA Op-ed: USDA program a helpful start for U.S. farmers

Archive, commentary, op-edBy Michael StumoAugust 12, 2018

In response to years of China’s predatory economic behavior, President Donald Trump’s administration recently imposed tariffs on $50 billion worth of high-tech Chinese goods. Beijing

Stumo Commentary: Whose Trade War Is It Anyway?

Archive, commentary, op-edBy Michael StumoJuly 11, 2018

by Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA I was asked, after the US Trade Representative announced tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods, whether I

CPA Commentary: More Economists and Leading Politicians Recognize the Trade Problem

commentary, op-edBy Michael StumoFebruary 9, 2017

By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director Sometimes the victories come so thick and fast, you have to sit down, take a deep breath, and count

CPA Commentary: How to Think About the New Peterson Institute Report on the TPP

Archive, commentary, op-edBy Michael StumoJanuary 25, 2016

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2016 Contact: Paola Masman, Media Director 202-688-5145, [email protected] by Michael Stumo, CEO of the Coalition for a Prosperous America The Peterson Institute

American Antitrust Institute: Commentary: Could the Investor-State Dispute Settlement Chapters in the Two Pending U.S. Trade Pacts Undermine Competition Policy?

Archive, commentary, op-edBy Michael StumoMarch 30, 2015

The Obama administration is pursuing two major trade agreements—the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the European Union and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with

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