Archive - Modern Times

China Hawks Discover the Cobra Effect

Vital Export Controls Are Needlessly Damaging American Progress

Aug 6 •

How Democrats Can Win on Immigration

Turning a political liability into an asset.

Aug 2 •

July 2025

June 2025

The US Should Set the Terms of Competition with Chinese EV Transplants.

...And Why Chinese Carmakers May Offer Organized Labor a Valuable Opportunity

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Three Conservative Virtues that Democrats Need to Embrace

America Needs Leaders Who Care About Thrift, Growth, and Defense

May 28 •

Democrats, Practice Your ABCs

Affordability, Borders, and Care — and not much else.

May 22 •

Trade With China Did Not Destroy American Manufacturing or Our Middle Class

The left and the right agree on China and trade. Both are wrong.

May 14 •

Should Democrats Rescue Drowning Congressional Republicans?

Yes. Because eventually, voters reward the grown-ups.

May 13 •

Trump Should Normalize Relations with Cuba

The case for Trump and Rubio making Cuba their Nixon-to-China moment

May 8 •

"Elbows Up" For Medicaid and Science

Trump hands Democrats a unifying issue

May 3 •

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