A Modern Fable for NAFTA
By William Reinsch Once upon a time there was an ant and a grasshopper, and they were friends. It was summer, and the grasshopper was having a grand time jumping and playing with his other friends while the ant was very busy storing up food and fuel for the winter. Periodically, the ant would tell […]
There’s a Silver Cloud in Every Lining
By William Reinsch One of my favorite malapropisms growing up was, “There’s a silver cloud in every lining,” a twisted reminder that sometimes good news comes wrapped in smelly old newspaper. That’s a possibility that should be considered if the president decides to pull out of NAFTA, as he has threatened to do multiple times. […]
Why Vote for a Copy When you can get the Original?
By William Reinsch This week I want to elaborate on a point I made in August regarding the Democrats’ trade policy statement, “A Better Deal on Trade and Jobs.” It is clear that trade will continue to be a front-page issue during the Trump administration, at least through next year’s midterm elections. As a result, […]
Nate Olson Quoted on NAFTA Proposal
Read the article here.
Playing the Blame Game on Trump and Trade
By William Reinsch Just when everyone is frothing at the mouth over what the Trump administration is doing on trade, along come some things that are not Trump’s fault (at least not yet). For example, just a few days ago the Commerce Department preliminarily announced countervailing duties of more than 200% (yes, you read […]
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Lemony Snicket strikes again)
By William Reinsch We seem to be falling into an unfortunate pattern of trade events lately. First, somebody in the White House dreams up an astonishingly bad idea which is then promptly leaked by its opponents, also in the White House, which in turn sets off a vigorous business and agriculture community lobbying campaign against […]
William Reinsch interviewed on North Korea Sanctions
Fmr. National Foreign Trade Council President and Kelley Drye Sr. Int’l Trade Adviser William Reinsch and CNBC’s Rick Santelli discuss trade policy. Watch the interview here.
Dealing with the Devil?
By William Reinsch We swamp dwellers were surprised over the past two weeks to see the president confound his own party and make a deal with the Democrats on temporarily funding the government and raising the debt limit and then entertain deals on tax reform and DACA. There has been a lot of speculation […]