A new book on the Clinton presidency reveals how it abandoned a progressive vision for a finance-led agenda for economics and geopolitics.
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Posted inAmerica and the World
The EU’s Tough New Rules for Tech
Will they survive an intense and preposterous lobbying campaign by the U.S. platform giants to brand them as discriminatory against American companies?
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A Revolving-Door Trifecta
Today on TAP: More of the same may be in store at the State Department.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Big Tech Has Penetrated the GAO
How the industry is positioned to shape the debate over U.S. industrial policy, and generally lobby for its interests, from within the ‘congressional watchdog’ agency
Posted inEconomic Policy
This Economy Is Breaking All the Rules—and Thriving
A COVID-driven recession with temporary inflation is now followed by a strong recovery that follows no standard models.
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Biden’s China Policy: Less Than Meets the Eye
Today on TAP: The White House executive order on export controls is mostly window dressing—and there is already pressure to water it down.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Republican’s Lament for Democrats Past
Longtime GOP trade rep Robert Zoellick accuses Biden of failing to embrace the economic errors of Clinton and Obama.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The China Conundrum
As the world’s second-largest economy deals with multiple problems, is it time for a cozier relationship?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Delinking From China Doesn’t Mean U.S. Workers Will Benefit
Not if our corporations produce their goods in countries with lower wages than the Chinese.
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Prophets With Honor
Today on TAP: What happens if we win the battle of ideas and lose the politics?
