Heparin Shortages Due to a Dependence on China. Why American Cattle is the Solution.

By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Why are we dependent on China’s pig population for a critical animal source material used in making heparin? Bovine heparin is the way to ween ourselves from that part of the medical supply chain, currently over-reliant on China. It is found in hospital crash carts, is one of the…

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Peter Navarro: Only Economic Nationalism Will Win the Day Against China

By Kenneth Rapoza, CPA Industry Analyst Peter Navarro spoke with the Hudson Institute’s Michael Pillsbury and said economic nationalism is the only way to protect American manufacturing from China. He’s also listed what he calls China’s “Seven Deadly Sins”. White House Trade and Manufacturing Policy director Peter Navarro had a lot of choice words on…

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Congress Needs to Reestablish the Office of Technology Assessment

By Michael Stumo In 2019, a House resolution established a bipartisan “Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress” that sought to make Congress more efficient and transparent. Recently, the Committee offered a lengthy list of recommendations to improve everything from staff pay and mailing procedures to cybersecurity and communications systems. However, amidst various mundane proposals…

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