Editors note: Spencer Morrison destroys the intellectual edifice of free trade theory. Classical Economics & Free Trade Depend on 3 Invalid Presumptions—Now What? [Spencer Morrison | November 30, 2017 | National Economics Editorial] The era of economic surrender is over, and the rebirth of American industry has begun. ~President Donald J Trump (2017) President Trump…
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Editors note: The US is decoupling from China. The rest of the world is beginning to follow. In its heyday, Samsung’s complex in Huizhou in the northern part of the Pearl River Delta was the South Korean company’s largest Chinese factory, producing one in five smartphones sold in China in 2011. [He Huifeng | June…
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Editor’s note: This important report shows how a strong Buy America program combined with infrastructure spending can boost our economic strategy and minimize leaking taxpayer money to fund growth in other countries rather than here. How many more jobs would be supported by infrastructure investments if import shares were lower in domestic manufacturing? [Josh Bivens…
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Editor’s note: Helpful hint: do not listen to Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase on advice about the real economy in the US. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s aggressive and wildly unpredictable use of tariffs is spooking American business groups, which have long formed a potent force in his Republican Party. [PAUL WISEMAN and…
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Editor’s note: The Big Ag globalists still control ag trade policy in this administration. Just has China has an industrial strategy and we should get one too, Canada has an agro-industry strategy and we should get one too. Canada’s program actually works pretty well for their farmers. When they’ve dismantled parts of it in the past,…
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Editor’s note: Sen. Grassley supported every trade agreement, China’s entry into the WTO, and every Fast Track bill that gave trade negotiating power to the executive branch. Now that we have a nascent pro-US trade strategy being developed in the administration, Grassley is trying to hamstring it. Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley said Tuesday he…
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Editor’s note: Interesting transition of the public debate from (1) “tariff armageddon will crash the economy” to (2) “oh my, China is indeed a bad actor, the pain may be worth it” to (3) “maybe there is not much pain, and a lot more gain right now” Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, said…
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Editor’s note: Trade restrictions against China are now solidly bipartisan. Speaker Pelosi’s statement shows rare bipartisan unity by supporting legislation that ends the Hong Kong exemption from those restrictions. Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement in support of the courageous protestors in Hong Kong speaking out against a dangerous proposed extradition law:…
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Editor’s note: CCP influenced entities use US consumer market as a piggy bank to fund their growth. But also our equities markets. Part of the United States’ awakening to the complex challenges posed by a rising China is the realization that America’s economic vulnerabilities are also national security vulnerabilities. And it’s not just about trade. [Josh…
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Editor’s note: Senator Scott joins the growing ranks of those that support the trend towards China decoupling. Last month I traveled to Panama, Colombia and Argentina. The purpose of my trip was to get an update on the fight for freedom and liberty in Venezuela, to highlight the important economic relationships between Latin America and…
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