Monday, December 1st, 2025

How to Respond to Chinese Imports

As China’s trade surplus grows, with its manufacturing exports increasingly dominating global markets, the rest…

When Ideology Trumps Economic Interests

Among the disasters of US President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” one is particularly…

A New Trilemma Haunts the World Economy

I wrote a speculative article in 2000 on what I called “the political trilemma of the world…

America’s Emulation of China Calls for New Rules

It is common to think of US-China tensions as the inevitable result of stark differences…

Doing Economic Nationalism the Right Way

With the United States leading the way, the world seems to be entering a new…

Focus on Productivity, Not Technology

Economists have long argued that productivity is the foundation of prosperity. The only way a…

Don’t Let Geopolitics Kill the World Economy

At the Communist Party of China’s 20th National Congress last month, the country’s one-man rule…

Why Services Need an Industrial Policy

Good jobs have become a top priority worldwide. Policymakers in advanced and developing economies alike…

Reviving Appropriate Technology

In 1973, the British economist E.F. Schumacher published a book with the captivating title Small…

Biden Must Fix the Future, Not the Past

President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan is likely to be a watershed moment for…

Europe’s China Gambit

Just as 2020 was ending, the European Union and China announced the completion of a…