The Crazy Train and Protectionism

Minho Kim at E&E: President Joe Biden is famous as a supporter and patron of passenger trains, but advocates hoping he would jump-start high-speed rail say his manufacturing policies will hinder the climate-friendly transportation. Biden’s strengthening of Buy...

Ten Years Ago: China and TPP

Ten years ago today, David Dreier wrote in The Wall Street Journal: The last quarter-century brought the fastest and most profound geopolitical change and economic growth the world has seen. It’s time to go even bigger. Just five years after the 2008 global...

The Steep Costs of “Buy American”

Derek Thompson at The Atlantic (h/t Jacob Smagula): [A “Buy American” policy] typically raises costs. The U.S. should be concerned about building more and building faster. To take one example: A disgraceful new report on New York’s Metropolitan Transit...

Free Trade Agreement without Congressional Approval?

Alan Rappeport at NYT: (H/t Jacob Smagula)  The Biden administration hopes to reach limited free trade agreements with countries in Europe and Asia that would not require congressional approval as it looks to ease allies’ concerns about legislation that President...

Baby Formula and the Harm of Protectionism

Catherine Rampell at WP: In September the FDA decided its relaxed enforcement measures had been so successful in keeping inventories stocked that it extended them through 2025. However, following a pressure campaign from the U.S. dairy industry, Congress’s temporary...