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40 Years Ago: Reagan Ends Grain Embargo. What Will Biden Do About Tariffs?

Bryan Riley | National Taxpayers Union Foundation | 04/22/2021

On April 24, 1981, President Reagan ended the U.S. embargo on grain sales to the Soviet Union that had been imposed by Jimmy Carter following the invasion of Afghanistan. President…

Tariffs and the Trade Balance: How Trump Validated His Critics

Benn Steil and Benjamin Della Rocca | Council on Foreign Relations | 04/21/2021

Before Donald Trump...

Can Trade Work for Workers?

George H. Hanson | Foreign Affairs | 04/20/2021

For decades, the promise of globalization has rested on a vision of a world in which g...

The Price of Nostalgia

Adam S. Posen | Foreign Affairs | 04/20/2021

A new consensus has emerged in American politics: that the United States has recklessly pursue...

Biden Team Pulls Proposed GPA Modification to Remove Medicines

Jean Heilman Grier | DJAGHE LLC | 04/20/2021

The Biden trade team has reversed an order issued by f...

Harley-Davidson Smashed With 56% EU Tariff, Will Appeal

Michael Taylor | Forbes | 04/19/2021

American motorcycle manufacturer Harley HOG -1.2%-Davidson will launc...

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