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Presidential Debate & Tariffs — Trump Goes Further.

The first question of ‘The Presidential Debate’ was as to tariffs. No surprise here. Tariffs, once an obscure topic even in international trade classes, is now a leading political issue this campaign season — greatly fostered by Trump. His proposals … Continue reading

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U.S. Agriculture, Trade Wars, Exports and Subsidies — Still Problems for Smaller Farms.

      The U.S. agricultural sector benefits from historically extensive subsidies legislation as well as new legislation under the Biden administration. Exports are of great significance. Trump’s tariff wars with China caused a great number of losses that were … Continue reading

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U.S. Historical Flirting with Restrictive Tariffs & Now its Revival — Harmful to U.S. Competitiveness & Consumers?

          Historically, the United States has flirted with protectio0nism –from its founding, the early 1800’s, from the Civil War in the 1860’s, in the 1930’s, and more recently in the 1980’s (concerning Japan).  It is now … Continue reading

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Protectionism (U.S. and Global) — How Much Longer Will this be the Story of Today’s Global Trade? (Chips, Solar Panels, Steel, Investment Flows, TixTox — What Next?)

     Protectionism, subsidies and industrial policy are expanding both in the United States and other countries. This is a newer development in the landscape of global trade. The question now is will this continue or will countries begin to … Continue reading

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National Security, Protectionism and U.S.-China Trade — Biden v. Trump 2.0 (Commentaries).

     The quotes below are from articles that have appeared recently discussing Trump, global trade, national security, the WTO, U.S. trade policy, U.S-China trade, and U.S. foreign policy generally — seen through the prism of recent events and the … Continue reading

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Trade, National Security and Geopolitics — Trump v. Biden 2.0

     The following are quotes from the many articles that have appeared recently discussing Trump, global trade, national security, the WTO, U.S. trade policy, China and foreign policy — seen through the prism of the current U.S. presidential race. … Continue reading

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