
Curtis Ellis Loses Battle with Cancer
On Sunday evening, February 14th, Curtis Ellis passed away from a long struggle with bladder cancer at the age of 67.

American Manufacturers Require Cheap Available Energy to be Competitive
On his very first day in office, President Biden signed an Executive Order canceling the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. Halting work on the “pipeline in South Dakota immediately eliminated 1,000 union jobs. TC Energy, the company that…

It’s Time to End China’s Most Favored Nation Status
China was granted Most Favored Nation status through presidential proclamation on an annual basis from 1980 - 1998. This was because the Trade Act of 1974 stated that “MFN status may not be conferred on a country with a nonmarket economy…

U.S. Must Face up to the China Threat
What you need to know about the danger posed by China's predatory mercantilism through product dumping, currency manipulation, intellectual property theft, and government subsidies.

Market Access Charge Would Eliminate Trade Deficit & Increase GDP
In July 2017, the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) released a paper titled, “The Threat of U.S. Dollar Overvaluation: How to Calculate True Exchange Rate Misalignment & How to Fix It” by Michael Stumo (CEO), Jeff Ferry (Research…

How has the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected U.S. Manufacturing
How much the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic has had on manufacturing depends on the state in which a manufacturer is located and what is the industry of the manufacturer.
According to Ballotpedia, “Seven states—Arkansas,…

U.S. Must Stop Trafficking of Counterfeit & Pirated Goods
One of the dangers of reliance on foreign manufacturers is the increase of U.S. vulnerability to receiving counterfeit goods. Here's what you need to know.

Can you tell if an item is Made in USA from the UPC barcode?
The UPC barcode myth for Country of Origin
Can you tell if an item is Made in USA from the UPC barcode?
No. It is FALSE that you can see where a product was manufactured from the barcode.
We'll show you why it is false below.
The…

