Monthly Archives: July 2017

Good piece by Steve Pearlstein of George Mason (Schar School) in the Washington Post today on tech companies and antitrust. It’s clear to me that U.S. antitrust enforcement is behind the curve concerning global tech companies. Current economic theories of … Continue reading →

  More on the emerging new federalism and foreign affairs as a reaction to President Trump’s foreign policies concerning such areas as trade, climate immigration, among other areas. This nascent development more than just resistance. It represents significant developments concerning newer manifestations of federalism … Continue reading →

     National Security and Steel Duties — Really. Imposition by the Trump administration of these duties on steel imports is a terribly idea. These type of duties don’t work, create trade distortions, endangers the WTO, and most importantly there is … Continue reading →

     The latest example of global cities bypassing central governments to conduct their own foreign policy and trade policy is the case of the City of London.      London is sending its own delegation to Brussels to negotiate directly with … Continue reading →