China’s Intangible Future
China, as everyone knows, is a manufacturing powerhouse: it accounted for nearly one third of […]
The Supply-Chain Bureaucracy
Back before the covid-19 pandemic — it seems decades ago, not a mere four years […]
Fifty Years After Car-Free Sundays
Some events from your youth stick with you. For me, one such memorable event occurred […]
Reality Sets In
Despite ample signs to the contrary, global economic institutions have remained remarkably optimistic about the […]
Notes on a Visit to Korea
I’ve been lucky enough to visit South Korea twice over the past year, and unlucky […]
Greenhouse Gases and Open Registries
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) doesn’t normally make headlines, but its new strategy to reduce […]
Sustainability and Trade
The cost of mitigating climate change is hard to put a finger on. That’s one […]
The FTC Seeks to Shelter Mom & Pop, Again
In 1909, the Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake Company offered a “Square Deal.” Hoping to get […]
Nearshoring Is Hard to See
Last week I was in Mexico City to speak at the Logistics World Summit, an […]
The Bizarre Assault on ESG
I confess to bewilderment at some U.S. conservatives’ assault on the use of environmental, social, […]