Mark Edelman

Trade myths, Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP, misconceptions, 1930 Smoot Hawley Tariff Act, President Hoover, tariff, tax, global trading system, tax policy, bank closingins

Professor, I have been watching anti-trade and immigration sentiment in the presidential campaigns and Brexit vote with amazement. We appear to be blaming trade agreements for many problems that have nothing to do with trade.

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The Des Moines Register is keeping tabs on 22 presidential candidates from both parties

Every election cycle, it makes sense to review the make-up of the Congressional Ag Committees as a starting point to see if leadership strategies have changed with respect to future food and agriculture policy

People are wondering if the drop in oil prices will cause a realignment of world economic order

Hoenig discussed how the banking system has grown and consolidated since the 1980s and how fragile the leverage and financial structure is for the largest financial institutions

General Wesley Clark spoke on the Iowa State campus last week providing commentary on top global challenges facing America

On June 2nd, EPA announced a regulatory framework for states to reduce carbon emissions from power generation