The Trump administration’s policies have damaged the economies of both countries, says former U.S. Ambassador to Canada James Blanchard.
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Posted inPolitics
Divided Democrats Should Unify Behind Trade Peace Over Trade War
Trump’s destabilizing tariffs have fundamentally altered the debate over the global economy. While he tries to turn back the clock, Democrats should look forward.
Posted inMagazine
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Trade?
Trump’s break with the Washington consensus led to a costly trade war. Biden’s created a new global trade paradigm that is boosting American jobs.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
The Great Reordering
There can be no doubt now that an epochal shift is underway in how the economy—in America and across the globe—is governed. The mystery is how a moderate, conventional politician like Joe Biden engineered it.
Posted inMagazine
The New Political Economy
In the immortal Federalist No. 10, James Madison wrote, The most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property. Those who hold and those who are without property have ever formed distinct interests in society. Those who are creditors, and those who are debtors, fall under a like […]
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Why the U.S. Should Use Trade Policy to Stem Illicit Drug Imports
The “War on Drugs” is a failure, but we still need to stop the flood of illegal imports like fentanyl. We used to stop the drug flow through trade negotiations. It can work again.
Posted inApril/May/June 2021
How to Fight Authoritarianism
To manage the rise of China and other illiberal forces, the U.S. and Europe need a new kind of alliance.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, Political Animal
Trump Gets China Wrong—Again
The president’s clumsy tariffs won’t rein in Beijing. He needs to put pressure on international companies profiting in China.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Digging Deeper Into Sanders’ Statements on Cuba and China
His comments on the past are more accurate that his analysis of the present.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Threat of Trump’s Trade Agenda
Democrats get credit for backing USMCA. Now they need to thwart the president’s protectionist impulses.
