America’s AI Boom Has a Trade Policy Blind Spot
The AI data center buildout has exposed three distinct failures in U.S. trade and industrial policy.
CPA Warns of Critical U.S. Vulnerabilities in Antibiotic Supply Chain, Calls for Action to Protect and Rebuild Domestic and Allied Production
Without secure upstream API and 6-APA production, the United States does not have true antibiotic supply security. With the right policy framework and close coordination with European partners, we can rebuild domestic capacity, strengthen allied production, and secure essential medicines for the long term.
New CPA Report Shows Domestic Manufacturing Market Share Rebounds in 2025 as Tariffs Begin to Reshape U.S. Industry
The report finds that the CPA Domestic Market Share Index (DMSI) – which measures the share of U.S. demand served by domestic producers – rebounded in 2025 as Section 232 tariffs and other industrial policies began to reshape the competitive landscape for American industry.
Domestic Market Share Rebounds in 2025 as Sec. 232 Tariffs Begin to Reshape U.S. Manufacturing
The CPA Domestic Market Share Index (DMSI) has rebounded sharply in 2025, signaling that U.S. tariffs are beginning to restore domestic production’s share of the American market.
Started in America. Stayed in America. Whirlpool Corporation’s Ohio Investments and the Case for Domestic Manufacturing
Founded in Benton Harbor, Michigan, in 1911, Whirlpool has spent more than a century building appliances on American soil while its competitors either left for cheaper production overseas or were sold outright to foreign buyers.
One Year After Liberation Day: U.S. Manufacturing Shows Real Signs of Recovery
One year after Liberation Day, the U.S. manufacturing sector is showing some significant early signs of resurgence. The industrial base is not yet fully rebuilt, and the recovery remains uneven across sectors, but the early signs are encouraging.
Fusion and the Future of American Power
The race to commercialize nuclear fusion will define the next era of geopolitical power. By one estimate, a single glass of fusion fuel carries the energy equivalent of one million gallons of oil, enough to power a home for more than 800 years.
60 Minutes Shows America the Plan to Let China Win in Shipbuilding
A recent 60 Minutes segment gave the Cato Institute a platform to argue that America’s shipbuilding crisis proves protectionist industrial policy has failed. The opposite is true: the crisis is the product of four decades without an industrial policy.
New Fed Research Backs CPA’s Case on China’s Industrial Policy and Record Surplus
A new Federal Reserve FEDS Note finds a systematic link between Chinese industrial policy interventions and export growth. The 15 most policy-targeted sectors accounted for 76% of the increase in China’s aggregate trade surplus from 2017 to 2024.
New CPA–Responsible Battery Coalition Report Warns China’s Dominance of Battery Processing is a Threat to U.S. National Security
The report finds that China has consolidated global dominance in the midstream stages of battery supply chains—refining and chemical conversion—giving the Chinese Communist Party significant influence over pricing, supply availability, and industrial investment.
