Innovation Files Blog

As of 2022, China is producing over 35 percent of the publications in top-tier journals, up from nearly zero in 1980. At the same time, the United States has seen its share fall rapidly to about 25 percent.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission should shift more enforcement focus toward Chinese e-commerce platforms—like Temu and SHEIN—because, despite widespread safety violations linked to Chinese-made goods, these high-scale marketplaces face disproportionately little scrutiny despite posing significant risks to U.S. consumers.

Virginia’s one-hour social media limit for minors is a misguided policy that undermines parental authority, raises constitutional concerns, and fails to effectively address the real drivers of youth online harm.

“Emergency” legislation like the Sanders-Ocasio-Cortez AI Data Center Moratorium Act is not necessary to protect Americans from rate increases. Concerns about energy and data centers are misplaced, and there are plenty of options to ensure a smooth path to growth.

Sales of Chinese hybrids and plug-in hybrids in Europe increased by a factor of 14 between August 2024 and August 2025

The Trump administration’s Section 232 pharmaceutical tariffs will needlessly raise drug costs, harm U.S. patients, and undermine both domestic manufacturing and global biopharmaceutical innovation, while better policy options exist to strengthen the industry without these damaging side effects.

Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure—particularly health care—are escalating, and Congress should pass the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act and expand similar sector-specific cybersecurity programs across all critical infrastructure sectors to provide tailored funding, guidance, and support.

MC14 exposed the WTO’s deepening dysfunction on digital trade and reform, underscoring why the United States needs a more strategic approach to global trade.

The conflict in the Middle East, which has blocked shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and led to the destruction of energy infrastructure throughout the region, has increased the cost of commodities such as oil, gas, and fertilizer. This price shock has affected the entire world, raising the cost of food, energy, and transportation.

The TRUMP AMERICA AI Act combines AI regulation with children’s online safety legislation in a single bill, creating overbroad, ill-suited policies that increase compliance burdens and ultimately weaken both innovation and effective protection of minors. These issues should be addressed separately with targeted approaches.