
Over on what we think of as the right side of the political spectrum, critiques of Donald Trump often include laments and/or teeth-gnashings over his “splitting the Republican Party,” and/or his “not being a conservative.”
by Diana West16 Dec 2015, 9:31 AM PST0

Jimmy Panetta has his sights set on taking back the 20th district congressional seat once held by his father Leon Panetta, who recently served as Secretary of Defense in the Obama administration. The incumbent, Democrat Sam Farr, is retiring.
by Michelle Moons18 Nov 2015, 5:39 AM PST0

GOP presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich came out in support of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement during the fourth GOP primary debate hosted by Fox Business, saying the deal is “critical.”
by Alex Swoyer10 Nov 2015, 8:09 PM PST0

Economic freedom is the practical expression of liberty – if we’re not free to sell our goods and labor, spending and investing the proceeds as we see fit, we’re not truly “free” to do anything but complain about how the government treats us. And if we don’t have access to valid information about the government, and how its activities distort our markets, we don’t have economic freedom, any more than the victim of a common swindle made a “free” choice to be robbed, themes discussed on Breitbart News Daily.
by John Hayward9 Nov 2015, 8:22 AM PST0

Despite what the Left may think, Trump is not just shooting off his mouth when it comes to China. He speaks from personal experience, and his thinking is being influenced by two of the greatest and most experienced minds in all things China. They are Brett Decker and William Triplett II, the authors of Bowing to Beijing: How Barack Obama Is Hastening America’s Decline and Ushering a Century of Chinese Domination (2011).
by Spyridon Mitsotakis7 Nov 2015, 7:46 AM PST0

A Democrat Congressman is blasting the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal — which impacts 40 percent of the world economy, consists of 12 countries and was made public on Thursday — saying it includes “exclusions up the wazoo.”
by Alex Swoyer6 Nov 2015, 10:25 AM PST0

Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) previously denied that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal impacted U.S. immigration; however, now that the full 5,544 pages of the TPP are public and being reviewed by experts, Ryan’s statement was false.
by Alex Swoyer6 Nov 2015, 5:00 AM PST0

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free-trade deal is 5,544 pages long – that’s longer than both Obamacare and Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) failed “Gang of Eight” immigration bill.
by Alex Swoyer5 Nov 2015, 9:09 AM PST0

The New York Times is trying to blame the GOP for General Electric’s decision to move yet another Wisconsin factory out of the United States. This time from a town adjacent to Rep. Paul Ryan’s district.
by Neil Munro26 Oct 2015, 11:21 AM PST0

Top congressional staffers say Congress will delay approval of the unpopular Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade deal until the lame-duck session after the 2016 election, according to Politico. A delay until November or December 2016 would allow companies and progressive groups their best opportunity to persuade retiring politicians, and the legislators who had just survived an election, to back the controversial deal.
by Neil Munro15 Oct 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

During an interview with 60 Minutes, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump was questioned about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), calling it a “disaster” and saying America needs “fair trade,” not “free trade.”
by Alex Swoyer27 Sep 2015, 5:10 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that if companies manufacture cars in China or Mexico “you’re going to have to pay a tax to get the cars back in” in an interview broadcast on CNN on Thursday. Trump was asked how
by Ian Hanchett19 Aug 2015, 7:30 PM PST0

Cloaked in secrecy and controversy, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is facing further scrutiny from French Member of European Parliament Jean-Luc Shaffhauser, who claims the deal “is made to diminish the influence of the European Countries”. The massive.
by Michelle Moons19 Aug 2015, 4:44 AM PST0

As Donald Trump continues to surge in the polls, a staple of Trump’s campaign rhetoric remains his emphasis on bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States and confronting foreign competitors like China and Mexico over their unfair trading practices.
by Julia Hahn12 Aug 2015, 6:23 PM PST0

Doubts are growing over whether the European Union and the United States can come to a conclusion on the controversial TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal, as other items on the political agenda are being given precedence by the two
by Donna Rachel Edmunds23 Jun 2015, 7:21 AM PST0

The Senate is set to vote on the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation the House passed last week that gives President Obama fast track trade authority to finalize his trade negotiations without Congressional amendments.
by Alex Swoyer22 Jun 2015, 2:23 PM PST0

“I always like to preface all of this with, I’m a free trader, I’m for selling American products everywhere,” said Perry. “I’m a very strong proponent of economic development and trade. America can compete with anybody in the world…you give us a level playing field, and American workers will compete anywhere in the world. And we make good products, and our agricultural products are the best in the world.”
by Sarah Rumpf19 Jun 2015, 5:31 AM PST0

House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) joined NPR Wednesday with Steve Inskeep to stress why he says it’s important for Congress to pass Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which grants President Obama fast-track trade authority. With TPA, Congress cannot issue any amendments to trade agreements and merely gets an up or down vote on a final trade deal.
by Alex Swoyer17 Jun 2015, 2:08 PM PST0

The famous 1972 “Nixon to China” moment, in which President Richard Nixon opened up relations with the Chinese Communists to peel them away from the Soviet Union’s orbit, is often considered a major turning point in the Cold War. Since that time, those who guide U.S. foreign policy have mostly seen China as a long-term partner in a future, global system with America as the first among equals. The American eagle and Chinese dragon would rise together with “constructive engagement.”
by Jarrett Stepman15 Jun 2015, 5:00 AM PST0

Obama goes through the motions when it comes to his fundamental responsibilities as the leader of the free world, so that he can focus his energy instead on the three “R’s”–redistribution, race, and recreation.
by Joel B. Pollak12 Jun 2015, 4:35 AM PST0

The debate over whether Congress should grant President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreements has now been reduced down to a false choice between free trade and protectionism.
by Ben Shapiro11 Jun 2015, 9:35 AM PST0

Republicans, Democrats and Independents all agree that limiting inexpensive goods in order to protect U.S. jobs is more important than being able to purchase low-cost products.
by Alex Swoyer10 Jun 2015, 5:38 AM PST0

From Politico: Vietnam slaps tariffs of 70 percent on U.S. cars and machinery, 35 percent on U.S. chemicals, 30 percent on U.S. biscuits and baked goods, and 25 percent on U.S. recording equipment. Japan marks up our oranges 16 percent
by Breitbart News1 Jun 2015, 6:40 PM PST0

I believe in free trade. I think the evidence is compelling that the free flow of goods and services makes Americans better off and is a fundamental national interest. It also reduces global poverty and increases the potential for liberty worldwide. The costs to jobs in some industries can be partly addressed by job growth in others. So I am on board, in theory, for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other deals, including with the EU. But I don’t think Obama has earned the trust for “fast-track.”
by Joel B. Pollak12 May 2015, 6:52 AM PST0

By now, it is beyond cliché to point out the many ways in which President Barack Obama abandons his former positions when they become politically inconvenient. His reversal on free trade, however, stands out because it is the one reversal that faces significant opposition from within his own party, and specifically from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Recently Obama said that “Elizabeth is a politician just like everybody else.” That would, presumably, include Obama himself.
by Joel B. Pollak10 May 2015, 2:28 PM PST0