The Trump administration’s decision to impose a permanent 10% baseline tariff on imports from all countries, combined strategically with higher reciprocal tariffs on nations engaging in unfair trade practices, marks a crucial step forward in reindustrializing America and restoring economic strength and security.
Break out the Grizzly cooler and fire up the Broilmaster—it’s Liberation Day. In President Trump’s words, April 2 marks the end of the US of A being “ripped off by virtually every country in the world.”
The stock market is not the economy, and it certainly isn’t a proxy for the health of U.S. manufacturing or working-class prosperity.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is today the main source of new drugs in this country – indeed the world, because America leads in the field. It has a critical importance to America’s health. Less well known is its huge, positive, economic impact.
As the United States looks to compete in these advanced industries, it’s important to remember the two building blocks that undergird them: Steel and aluminum.
CPA’s new Trade Issues and Tariff Recommendation Tracker highlights specific tariff recommendations that will produce near-term wins.
In a comment letter submitted to USTR in response to the Section 301 investigation, CPA highlighted China’s extensive use of state-driven subsidies and unfair trade practices, urging immediate implementation of targeted measures to support the revitalization of the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Strong federal investment in the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health is vital for American innovation, economic growth, and national security.
For years, the de minimis loophole has flooded the U.S. with uninspected, untaxed, and often dangerous goods—from counterfeit products to fentanyl precursors fueling America’s opioid crisis.
Tariffs are an effective tool for boosting domestic production. They stimulate critical domestic investment and increase U.S. manufacturing capacity. It’s past time to abandon the outdated dogma of unregulated free trade — and start focusing on rebuilding American industry to create jobs and ensure long-term economic resilience.
