unintended consequences

May 20, 2018

How a Chinese Smartphone Could Be Made in America

When the U.S. proclaimed a seven-year ban on doing business with China’s ZTE, the stock price of Acacia Communications plunged: We could say the butterfly effect […]

February 27, 2018

What a Strawberry and a Chicken Say About Free Trade

More than governments negotiating agreements, free trade is about the variety of strawberries, chickens, pickup trucks and pencils that we can buy.