Novi, Michigan Correspondent I manage supply chains for a living, so let me tell you what the trade war looks like from the inside of a purchasing meeting rather than from the inside of a cable news panel. It looks like a spreadsheet with a column that did not exist a year ago, and that … Continue reading Is the escalating U.S.-China trade war more likely to produce a new equilibrium on trade or lasting economic damage for both sides?
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How is the deepening political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela affecting regional stability and migration patterns?
Sheffield, Jamaica Correspondent Venezuela is six hundred miles from Jamaica, and for most of the past two decades it has been the country that sold us oil on credit. Under the Petrocaribe arrangement that Hugo Chávez created in 2005, Jamaica and a dozen other Caribbean states bought Venezuelan crude on terms that let us defer … Continue reading How is the deepening political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela affecting regional stability and migration patterns?
Canada recently legalized recreational marijuana. Will this increase the chances that recreational marijuana is legalized in the US?
Owatonna, MN Correspondent-The world is finally waking up to the fact that marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol and shouldn't be outlawed. Canada is the latest in the growing trend of countries and states who are legalizing pot for recreational use. Although Canada's decision to legalize sends a clear message to other nations that … Continue reading Canada recently legalized recreational marijuana. Will this increase the chances that recreational marijuana is legalized in the US?
How can we solve the growing labor shortages and get foreign workers into US jobs where they are needed?
Gastonia, NC Correspondent-There are tens of thousands of businesses across the U.S. hanging out help wanted signs for technical and professional jobs that are going unfilled. We simply don’t have the talent base in our native workforce to fill them all, and it will be decades before we’ve got enough workers trained to meet the … Continue reading How can we solve the growing labor shortages and get foreign workers into US jobs where they are needed?
Will the new relationship between The US and North Korea lead to real peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula?
Owatonna, MN Correspondent-President Trump's summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was historic and significant only in that it was a first of many small steps toward creating a better relationship between the two nations. Most experts have said nothing substantial came out of the summit in terms of tangible policy like North … Continue reading Will the new relationship between The US and North Korea lead to real peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula?
How has the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy and the resulting family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border affected both domestic politics and America’s international standing?
Tyler, Texas Correspondent I write policies for people who would rather not read them, so let me start with the part of this story that nobody in Washington wanted to read either. Zero tolerance was not a new law. It was a decision, announced by the Attorney General in April, to prosecute every adult who … Continue reading How has the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy and the resulting family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border affected both domestic politics and America’s international standing?
Did the historic Singapore summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un meaningfully advance denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, or was it largely symbolic?
Sheffield, Jamaica Correspondent I have spent a good part of my working life studying how small states negotiate with large ones, and the first lesson of that study is that the small state's objective is almost never the thing written on the agenda. The agenda says trade, or security, or in this case denuclearization. The … Continue reading Did the historic Singapore summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un meaningfully advance denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, or was it largely symbolic?
What are the strategic consequences of the United States withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA)?
Clermont, Florida Correspondent I advise small professional firms for a living, and the most common mistake I see is a partner who tears up a contract because it is a bad contract without first asking what he intends to replace it with. The old agreement was flawed. Everyone agreed it was flawed. That is not … Continue reading What are the strategic consequences of the United States withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA)?
How significant is China’s removal of presidential term limits for Xi Jinping, both for domestic governance and for the balance of power in Asia?
Sheffield, Jamaica Correspondent I want to begin with a correction to the way this question is being framed in the Western press, because the framing obscures what actually happened. The two-term limit that the National People's Congress removed on Sunday applied to the presidency, which in China's system is the least important of the three … Continue reading How significant is China’s removal of presidential term limits for Xi Jinping, both for domestic governance and for the balance of power in Asia?
President Trump has called on the Congress to send him a bill that fixes the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Should this involve amnesty, a path to citizenship, or some other solution to immigration?
Myrtle Beach, SC Correspondent-The ONLY thing it should include is a path to citizenship. There is absolutely no reason to offer amnesty. I don’t want to sound heartless, but it’s not fair to grant amnesty for the sheer fact that their parents brought them over illegally. It’s NOT difficult to become an American citizen. There … Continue reading President Trump has called on the Congress to send him a bill that fixes the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Should this involve amnesty, a path to citizenship, or some other solution to immigration?
