UNCONSTITUTIONAL


Our Founding Fathers Rejected
FREE TRADE And So Should We


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U.S. must ‘go deep’ to win space race

America needs to “go deep” to win the race against China for dominance in deep space. In particular, we need a national focus on the Space Launch System (SLS) if we are to preserve and maintain our leadership in deep space exploration. We not only need support from American industry but also from the American … Read More

This is the trade problem Washington needs to fix

China artificially manipulates its currency to lower the cost of its exports, and it has been going on now for many years. The United States has not held China accountable for this practice of currency manipulation, which violates the rules China signed on to when it joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2000. Read … Read More

A common-sense bipartisan reform to protect and create American jobs

The issue at hand is reforming the current (and flawed) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which was implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2005, and is advocated by small retailers, mom & pop owners of gas stations, independent U.S.-based oil refiners, and union workers. Read the article

What those who oppose steel and aluminum tariffs really advocate

In short, free traders mistakenly believe those who are negatively affected by the tariffs will outnumber those who will be positively affected. Put more simply, they believe the tariffs will “hurt more Americans than they will help.” Therefore, the tariffs are bad policy. Read the article

Why U.S. steel and aluminum import tariffs make sense

President Trump recently announced tariffs on imported steel at 25 percent and tariffs on imported aluminum at 10 percent. As predicted, free trade advocates instantly warned of global catastrophe, foreign retaliation, a trade war, and another Great Depression similar to the 1930s. Simply put, these predictions of gloom and doom amount to absolutely nothing. Read … Read More

Opening India’s market to U.S. goods

American companies that want to export to India face significant trade barriers (including high import tariffs). According to the most recent data from the World Trade Organization (WTO), the average “bound” tariff rate is about 48 percent (a “bound” rate means the WTO doesn’t normally allow this rate to go any higher). However, many tariff … Read More

Ford cancels Mexico plant, expands U.S. factory and adds 700 jobs

Ford CEO Mark Fields said the company would spend $700 million and add 700 jobs to “transform and expand” its Flat Rock, Mich. manufacturing plant to make autonomous and electric vehicles. “Make no mistake about it — Ford is a global automaker but our home is right here in the United States,” Fields said at … Read More

EU anti-dumping taxes on Chinese candles fuel protectionism fears

Despite G20 commitments last week to avoid protectionist measures, European Union authorities on Tuesday (7 April) agreed to impose anti-dumping taxes of up to 50 percent on Chinese-made candles sold in the EU. The duties were imposed in November last year on a temporary basis following complaints from European candle producers. They say they are … Read More