A 19th Century Hammer versus a 21st Century Nail
Picks of the Week: “Don’t blame China, Mr. President. Blame the robots” | The Washington Post “Trump Tariffs won’t bring back steel mills” | The Baltimore Sun “How Many American Jobs Could be Lost Thanks to Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs” | Fortune Faced with a profound transformation in the workforce just 18 years into the twenty-first century, the President of the United States has adopted a decidedly nineteenth century tool to meet … Read More
Globalization is a Human Impulse: Picks of the Week
Why Globalization Stalled And How to Restart It | Foreign Affairs The Place Where Globalization Kept Its Promise | Marketplace The Pillars of Trump’s Nationalism are Weakening | The Washington Post Globalization has gotten a bad rap over the last couple of years. The concept is invoked regularly to explain the loss of American manufacturing jobs (though automation is likely the bigger culprit going forward). More ominously, the new bogey-men … Read More
Welcome to the Chinese Century: Picks of the Week
America First Doesn’t Mean America Alone | The Wall Street Journal The most extraordinary op-ed of 2017 | The Washington Post China’s One Belt, One Road: An Ambitious Strategy Challenging the U.S. | American Security Project Last week, the President of the United States returned from his first trip abroad in office, with his staff loudly proclaiming the trip a huge success. Of course, such assessments all depend on how … Read More