Scott Paul: The federal bureaucracy helps companies flout buy American laws
Buy America laws were limited in coverage, eroded by waivers, and narrowed by loopholes in the way the regulatory agencies implemented them. That meant billions of dollars were being used…
Closure of Master Lock Milwaukee Factory to Affect 330 Jobs
According to the statement, Master Lock will begin outsourcing jobs this fall. Master Lock will also transition its Milwaukee manufacturing to other North American and global operations. The closure comes 11…
China overtakes Japan as world’s top exporter of new cars – 1.07 million vehicles in first quarter of 2023
According to a report by Nikkei Asia, China has managed to overtake Japan as the world’s top exporter of new cars in the first quarter of 2023. Referring to data…
Xi’s Micron Ban Shows His Limited Options to Hit Back at US
Xi has struggled for years to find a response to US sanctions, tariffs and export controls that makes China look tough without scaring off foreign companies. The damage to Chinese industry…
U.S. Foreign Policy for the Middle Class
“Our economic strategy is centered around investing in ourselves – not suppressing or containing any other economy.” Eyeballs must have rolled at that very observation, given the aggressive role industrial…
US-Made Solar Panels Get an Extra Tax Credit – if You Can Find Them
Buying American-made goods doesn’t just support US jobs. Depending on what you’re buying, it can also save you money. The federal Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law last year, offers…
Online Sellers Be Ware: Senate Reintroduces Digital Country-of-Origin Label Legislation
Currently only products sold in-person are required to disclose country-of-origin, however the Country of Origin Labeling Online Act seeks to amend labeling laws to force e-commerce sites to provide similar…
Opinion: The Time to Act on American-Made PPE Is Now
Hospitals have gone back to buying cheap, often shoddy Chinese-made PPE. Unfortunately, reverting to foreign suppliers is often not safe. A key study by the ECRI Institute found that half of imported…
Made in America? What to Know About Deceptive Labels
“For most products to be advertised as made in the United States, they should be all or virtually all made in the United States, all the way back to raw…