Department of Energy Official Calls For More U.S.-Based Solar Equipment Production
A Department of Energy official warns that China’s outsized role in the solar industry is a headwind for Biden’s green energy plans, and energy security.
As 2022 Draws to a Close, Globalization is Still Against the Ropes
As 2022 winds down, one thing remains clear, globalization is losing support among policy makers, and even among influencers like Paul Krugman.
Who is the Real Culprit Behind Globalization?
CPA Committee member Michael Collins looks at what made globalization what it is today and considers the big money barriers to rolling it back.
Senator J.D. Vance for Senate Finance Committee
Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio needs to be on the Senate Finance Committee for the good of the country. Even if Senator McConnell, the top Republican in the Senate, isn’t convinced about the good of the country part, he should see that not assigning Vance to Finance will surely doom Republicans to minority status in…
What We Need and Definitely Don’t Need from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
CPA economist Jeff Ferry talks about IPEF. What should Washington focus on, and what they should outright avoid.
South Korea’s Concerns Over Inflation Act EV Tax Credit Shows Need for Managed Trade
South Korea does not like the Inflation Reduction Act’s special treatment of North American-made EVs. What can Washington do about it?
CPA Chief Takes Slings & Arrows on Trade Policy, Inflation
At the Washington International Trade Association, agreement that removing tariffs will have almost no impact on inflation. Disagreement over whether we should have them anyway.
CPA Economist Jeff Ferry’s Final Installment on the “America Way” of Growth
Jeff Ferry, CPA’s chief economist, takes a historical look at the early days of American industrial might, how it all went wrong through hyperglobalization, and where we must go from here.
CPA’s Chief Economist Jeff Ferry on the “American Way” of Economic Growth
Jeff Ferry pens a two-part series on the history of the American rise from new nation, to new industrial power. How it happened may surprise some.
Canada Supports Democrats’ Call for Effective Tariff Protection of North American Automobile Industry
In a surprise development last night, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D, N.Y.) and Senator Joe Manchin (D, W.Va.), with support from President Biden, announced a deal on a massive tax, energy and healthcare legislative package. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), as of the time of this writing, has not indicated her support, and she’s a…