1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (570+ words) Can the Western world afford to disentangle itself from China’s economy? A better question might be to ask whether it can afford not to. But any serious discussion of the costs of decoupling should put those costs in perspective, compare…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (289+ words) Two hundred fifty years ago, the Continental Congress dispatched an enterprising Connecticut merchant named Silas Deane on a covert mission to France. His orders were simple: secure gunpowder. It was a longstanding need. For decades, Parliament had kept colonial industry…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (791+ words) Earlier today at the Reagan Library in California, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered a notable speech titled “While America Slept.” Oren has more: When delivering remarks at a “Reagan National Economic Forum” at the “Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (812+ words) Two years later, in April 2026, Apple announced that Cook will hand the CEO title to John Ternus on September 1. As executive chairman, Cook will, in Apple’s words, “assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (210+ words) Tariffs on Chinese goods are not effective if those goods can still enter the United States under another label. If a product made in China can be rerouted through a third country, lightly transformed, stamped “Made in Malaysia,” and sent…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (788+ words) Liberation Day was meant to reset global trade. It has not. America’s fiscal and trade deficits remain near record highs, while China’s export surge continues unchecked, with Europe increasingly exposed. Washington misdiagnosed the problem, targeted allies, and in doing so…...