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June 24, 2020

United States
TWE Remembers: The Jay Treaty 

Today marks the 225th anniversary of the Senate vote to approve the Jay Treaty, or more formally the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of …

Jay

October 17, 2024

Economics
The Surprising Resilience of Globalization: An Examination of Claims of Economic Fragmentation

In my new paper published by the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, I highlight the persistence of unhealthy globalization and lay out some proposals for a more sustainable regime. 

The Surprising Resilience of Globalization: An Examination of Claims of Economic Fragmentation

July 30, 2019

Election 2020
Meet Jay Inslee, Democratic Presidential Candidate

Update: Jay Inslee announced on August 22, 2019, that he was ending his campaign. The two dozen candidates competing for the Democratic presidential nomination are all hoping to get to Washington…

Jay Inslee

July 22, 2024

Economics
Immigration Has Boosted Labor Force Participation, Helping Growth and Hastening Rate Cuts

One factor boosting the case for an early Fed rate cut is the rise in the labor force participation rate—a rise driven by immigration.

Labor Force Participation Rate

August 13, 2024

Economics
What to Do About the Liquidity Difficulties in Low-Income Countries

The IMF, while recognizing the liquidity challenges sure to be faced by several indebted countries in the coming years, needs to offer a solution that both widens its scope and deepens its analysis.

What to Do About the Liquidity Difficulties in Low-Income Countries

March 1, 2024

Maternal and Child Health
Women This Week: Food Scarcity Having Severe Impact on Children and Pregnant Women in Gaza

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers February 24 to March 1.

Palestinian women and children wait to collect drinking water amid shortages, at a tent camp sheltering people who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip January 28, 2024.

July 6, 2023

United States
The President’s Inbox Recap: The Fourth of July

The American Revolution wasn’t inevitable.

Fireworks as viewed exploding over the United States Capitol dome and Washington Monument at night.