“Bread went from $3 [in 2020] to $6.50,” said Jack Dozier (YC ‘27), a sophomore from central Virginia. “Same store, same location.” Dozier identifies the kind of inflation nearly every American voter can relate to. Economic data feels abstract. The price of bread is concrete.
“Globalization has changed, but in its earlier form, it was principally about opening up the possibilities of economic specialization, economies of scale, and economies of scope.”
“China will be very wary and very cautious of Donald Trump.”
Canada and the European Union recently signed a sweeping trade deal. Why are the TTIP and TPP still stuck in stalemates?
In the second installment of his column on European affairs, Josh Hochman discusses the pros and cons of Veto power.
The United States has long been one of Taiwan’s strongest allies. But how long will Taiwan be able to exist in its current state of diplomatic limbo? What does it mean for the U.S.? Loften Deprez tells us what to expect from U.S.-Taiwan relations in the years to come.
While the TPP certainly hurts China marginally, its exclusion of China does not constitute containment: it is a free trade agreement, and China is not yet a free economy.
