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America's Elites Actually Notice Chinese Protectionism

By Dave Johnson
February 16, 2010

When President Obama tried to get a "Buy American" clause as part of the "stimulus package" he was met with howls of protest. Meanwhile China has a "buy Chinese" policy for their own government procurement. Their policy includes "intellectual property" so America's "centrist" elites have suddenly noticed. more »

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The Washington Times Was Against Protectionism Before It Was For It

By Dave Johnson
November 16, 2009

President Obama is visiting Asia, and is blasted over and over about America's supposedly "protectionist" policies. more »

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Building a Smart Grid, Smartly

By Eric Lotke
October 27, 2009

President Barack Obama announced today $3.4 billion in government grants to help build a "smart" electric grid. Like many Obama initiatives, it’s a smart first step. But much more is needed and one piece is rarely mentioned at all. more »

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Does China's Nylon Tariff Help American Manufacturing?

By Dave Johnson
October 19, 2009

A few weeks ago, in a case involving a tire import surge President Obama enforced our trade agreement with China. The agreement spelled out that a disruptive surge in imports would be remedied by imposing a tariff, which is what the President did. more »

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Major Free-Trade Economist Says China Tire Tariffs "Part Of The Rules"

By Dave Johnson
October 8, 2009

The Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics blog wrote this yesterday: more »

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Myths Of Protectionism Are Spread To Exploit Workers and the Environment

By Dave Johnson
September 18, 2009

“Protectionism” is a very powerful word. In fact, simply evoking the word is capable of ending debate on any subject related to trade. Invoking the magic words, “You can’t do that, it would be protectionist,” settles all arguments. more »

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Myths of Protectionism: Stories You Are Likely to Hear in the Wake of the China Tire Trade Tariff Case

By Dave Johnson
September 14, 2009

President Obama has decided to enforce our trade laws and imposed a 3-year tariff on Chinese tires. I suspect the country is about to witness a corporate hissy fit that will surely rival any righteous teabagger’s demands to see the President’s birth certificate. more »

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Misuse Of The Words Protectionism And Trade Is Making Us Poorer

By Dave Johnson
August 4, 2009

Can one be called “protectionist” just for pointing out when other countries are being smart? Maybe so. I’ll get to that in a minute, but first… more »

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Hobbled, We're Losing The Global Energy Race

By Eric Lotke
July 15, 2009

While American ideologues talk free market purity, countries with intelligent, carefully considered industrial policies are pulling ahead of us. Energy is the key.

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