Ag, Airplanes and Perdue
President Trump took his time to choose a nominee to head the Department of Agriculture, and he picked a good one: Sonny Perdue, a former Governor of Georgia wh...
TransAtlantic Trade & Investment Partnership
Post Brexit: Its Time to Talk Trade with the UK
Earlier this week, Americans celebrated the original Brexitthe Declaration of Independence, written and signed in 1776.
More than five years would pass befo...
Farming With No Borders: Why a UK Farmer Will Vote to Stay in the EU
History shows the unique nature of the UK as an island, separated from mainland Europe by a mere 22 miles, that has kept the same borders and was last invaded i...
Iowas Raucous Trade Caucus
Nobody knows who will win the Iowa caucuses on Monday, but judging from the latest polls, it looks like the top finishers in both parties will be trade protecti...
It's time to ask the Presidential candidates about trade!
You may not know this but the United States will have a presidential election in 2016 and there are candidates everywhere! The first two Republican presidentia...
Thank you to the Senators who did the right thing and passed TPA
The good news is that Congress finally passed Trade Promotion Authority last week, in what may be the toughest vote our lawmakers have cast so far this year.
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Effective trade negotiations are not secret they are private. There is a difference.
The foes of free trade have a new favorite line of attack: Theyre against secrecy.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, condemns the Trans-Pacif...
Free Trade Is an Economic Necessity, Not Politics 2016
When I meet presidential candidates here in Iowa, I always ask the same question: Where do you stand on free trade?
Thats because for farmers like me, expor...
Supporting trade should not be a Hard Choice for Clinton
The paperback edition of Hillary Rodham Clintons memoir came out this week. Its author may want to take a second look at the title: Hard Choices.
Thats b...
TPA Now
Workers in Oregon are about to discover what its like to live in a world without international trade.
Since last month, two major shipping companies have an...