Jones Act

The Chinese Naval fleet has become the world’s largest, threatening the U.S. maritime dominance and unrestricted freedom of navigation in East Asia and the South China Sea. Although the U.S....

While a future United States Navy warship probably won’t prominently feature a stamp that says “Made in South Korea”—or perhaps even “Made in Japan”—such notions aren’t really all that farfetched....

For most of the twentieth century, the United States was the world’s preeminent maritime power, having surpassed Great Britain’s Royal Navy during World War II. In the aftermath of that...

As the United States moves to meet its commitments to defend democracy abroad, there remains unfinished business to ensure democracy thrives here at home. The Department of Defense placed 8,500...

The Biden administration has provided no shortage of economic policies to take stock of in 2021, including one that’s easy to overlook. On July 9, the president issued an executive order directing...

Here’s What You Need to Remember:  By virtually every measure—military power and reach, economic might, humanitarian assistance and science and technology—the United States remains today the world’s sole superpower. One...

Before World War I, the United States relied on a combination of U.S.-flagged vessels and foreign vessels to conduct trade across the Atlantic, in U.S. coastal waters, and across our...

Perhaps the Jones Act’s most damaging provision is its requirement that vessels engaged in domestic commerce be constructed in U.S. shipyards. By forcing Americans to buy ships that cost four to five times...

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump again demonstrated his commitment to a strong U.S. economy, to job growth and to national security. He did this by the simple act of...

Amid the hurricane devastation in Puerto Rico, Sen. John McCain is renewing his call to scrap the Jones Act, a Progressive era act of protectionism designed to bolster U.S. shipping...