Writing
Op-eds & essays.
50 essays hosted here, plus every weekly dispatch from The Bridge.
01Laredo Passed $400 Billion. Follow the Trucks.02What Is the Physical Internet? And Why It Matters at the Border03Subtract the Servers04The Year the World Ran Out of Give05Vietnam Passed Mexico on the Trade Deficit. China Is Hiding in the Number.06USMCA Is Now a Year-to-Year Lease07The Computer Passed the Car at America’s Busiest Land Port08Same Trailer, Richer Cargo09Governance Is the Job: What 63% of Enterprises Just Told Us About AI10Two Capitals Rebuilt Customs the Same Way, Six Months Apart11When Linehaul Rates Spike, Geography Decides Who Pays12Canada Retaliated. Mexico Didn't. Both Pay 50%.13AI, Ozempic, and Gold: The Three Shocks That Reshaped U.S. Trade Geography14When the Marathon Isn't About the Marathon15The $247 Billion in North American Trade That Never Makes the Headlines16Close to a Billion a Day, Two Bridges17Four Apartments, Two Countries, and Fifty Years of Asking Why18Four Apartments, Two Countries, and Fifty Years of Asking Why19Mexico Passed China. Here's What That Looks Like.20The Augmentation Gap: What 2 Million AI Conversations Reveal About the Future of Work21The Augmentation Gap: What 2 Million AI Conversations Reveal About the Future of Work22Building on Trade: Laredo’s Billion-Dollar Industrial Moment23Building on Trade: Laredo’s Billion-Dollar Industrial Moment24The Periodic Table of Power: Why the U.S.-Mexico Critical Minerals Deal Could Really Be a Technology Sovereignty Play25The Periodic Table of Power: Why the U.S.-Mexico Critical Minerals Deal Could Really Be a Technology Sovereignty Play26What 2025 Taught Me About North America’s Future—and What 2026 Will Test27"Dos Laredos", nueva oportunidad de prosperidad para México28Beyond the Gateway: Why Laredo’s Next Chapter Is Distribution, Not Just Transit29When Trade Commitments Meet Market Reality: Lessons from the US-China Agreement30The Infinity Loop: How Perpetual Uncertainty is becoming North America’s New Trade Policy31Shared Security, Shared Prosperity: The Path Forward for North American Trade32Why‑Not‑AI? A New Litmus Test for Cross-Border Business33Port Laredo’s World Trade Bridge: 25 Years Transforming North American Trade34On Tariffs and Manufacturing35Taxing Value Chains: Auto Tariffs in an Integrated North American Market36USMCA 2.0: A Trilateral Framework for Security, Technology, and Industrial Competitiveness37The Uncertainty Cost: How Tariff Threats Disrupt Markets Before Implementation38Beyond Reciprocity: Market Size and North America’s Industrial Advantage3930 Days for 30 Years: A Critical Moment for North American Economic Integration40The Price of Disruption: How New Tariffs Could Reshape North America’s Busiest Land Port41The AI-Ready Workforce: Why Universities Must Lead the Charge42On the Edge of Transition: My Reflections on the Year Ahead for U.S.-Mexico Trade43La Agencia de Aduanas Binacional:44La relación comercial México-EE.UU.: Desafíos ante el nuevo panorama político45The US-Mexico Border’s Maritime Gateway46The Nearshoring Paradox: Why Trade Tells a Different Story Than Investment in Mexico47A Border Champion: Honoring Gerry Schwebel’s Legacy of Leadership and Vision48Breaking the Comfort Trap: Why Logistics SMEs Must Embrace Logistechs to Survive and Thrive49Bridging the Gap: Addressing the Need for Enhanced Commercial Cross-Border Infrastructure in U.S.-Mexico Trade50Smart Borders, Smarter Cooperation: Addressing the U.S.-Mexico Digital Wall in Cross-Border Trade51From Polls to Ports: How Mexico’s Election Could Transform Trade52Crossing Borders, Connecting Economies: Port Laredo’s Rise as America’s Top Trade Gateway53From Neighbors to Partners: The Evolution of U.S.-Mexico Trade54Introducing “Crossing Paths: Insights into U.S. International Trade”55Beyond 2023: Innovation and Digital Transformation As Pillars for Growth in 202456Bridging the Digital Divide: Equipping Business School Students for the Future of Work57Modernizing Cross-Border Trade Infrastructure: A North American Imperative for Growth and Security58The Future of Cross-Border Trade: Building an A.I.-Centric Workforce59Reimagining Cross-Border Trade through Blockchain60AI-Powered Efficiency: How ChatGPT will Transform the Work of Import/Export Tariff Classification Analysts in the Texas-Mexico Border61The Future is Autonomous: How Self-Driving Trucks Will Revolutionize Logistics, Supply Chain, and Transportation Sectors62AI’s Impact on Business: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead63New Report Measures TAMIU’s Economic $356M Impact on the Webb County Economy64A Place-Based Approach to Innovation Can Advance the Texas-México Region65The Texas-Mexico border: An Economic Powerhouse66Land Ports of the Future: Where Are We Heading?672022: the Tech Future is here68Let’s talk about Innovation69Port Laredo: The Million-Mile Logistechs Hub70Is Logistics 4.0 the answer to our supply chain woes?