Trump tries to walk back his tariffs after supply chain collapse and threats of empty store shelves. But reversing course entirely may not be possible.
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How Trump Can Cause a Cargo Crunch
Today on TAP: Trump’s tariffs are messing with production arrangements in ways that are only beginning to reverberate.
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How China Dominates Global Shipbuilding
Today on TAP: And the strategic challenge facing the always-conflicted Donald Trump
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Biden’s Amazing Win Settling the Dock Strike
Today on TAP: The terms are a total victory for dockworkers and for smooth supply chain operation, as the White House faced down exorbitant shipper profits. What would Trump have done?
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Why the Longshore Workers Strike Is Economically Justified
Today on TAP: And why politically it could be a disaster
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Powell’s Perverse Policies Persist
Today on TAP: A flawed understanding of today’s mild inflation leads the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates punishingly high.
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Key Bridge Collapse Spotlights Democrats, Sidelines Hogan
The former governor takes a lower profile, while Democrats rush to the rescue.
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Bridge to the Bottom: Global Deregulation of Shipping
Today on TAP: The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is directly tied to the use of globalization to undermine national standards of safety and quality.
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The Long Road Back for the Port of Baltimore
For the moment, Maryland officials are focused on crisis management.
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The Ever-Present Threat of Supply Shocks
Today on TAP: The Francis Scott Key Bridge tragedy in Baltimore is a reminder that sudden changes to how we move goods around the world can happen anytime.