Writing
Op-eds & essays.
49 essays hosted here, plus every weekly dispatch from The Bridge.
01The Year the World Ran Out of Give02Vietnam Passed Mexico on the Trade Deficit. China Is Hiding in the Number.03USMCA Is Now a Year-to-Year Lease04The Computer Passed the Car at America’s Busiest Land Port05Same Trailer, Richer Cargo06Governance Is the Job: What 63% of Enterprises Just Told Us About AI07Two Capitals Rebuilt Customs the Same Way, Six Months Apart08When Linehaul Rates Spike, Geography Decides Who Pays09Canada Retaliated. Mexico Didn't. Both Pay 50%.10AI, Ozempic, and Gold: The Three Shocks That Reshaped U.S. Trade Geography11When the Marathon Isn't About the Marathon12The $247 Billion in North American Trade That Never Makes the Headlines13Close to a Billion a Day, Two Bridges14Four Apartments, Two Countries, and Fifty Years of Asking Why15Four Apartments, Two Countries, and Fifty Years of Asking Why16Mexico Passed China. Here's What That Looks Like.17The Augmentation Gap: What 2 Million AI Conversations Reveal About the Future of Work18The Augmentation Gap: What 2 Million AI Conversations Reveal About the Future of Work19Building on Trade: Laredo’s Billion-Dollar Industrial Moment20Building on Trade: Laredo’s Billion-Dollar Industrial Moment21The Periodic Table of Power: Why the U.S.-Mexico Critical Minerals Deal Could Really Be a Technology Sovereignty Play22The Periodic Table of Power: Why the U.S.-Mexico Critical Minerals Deal Could Really Be a Technology Sovereignty Play23What 2025 Taught Me About North America’s Future—and What 2026 Will Test24What 2025 Taught Me About North America’s Future—and What 2026 Will Test25Beyond the Gateway: Why Laredo’s Next Chapter Is Distribution, Not Just Transit26Beyond the Gateway: Why Laredo’s Next Chapter Is Distribution, Not Just Transit27When Trade Commitments Meet Market Reality: Lessons from the US-China Agreement28The Infinity Loop: How Perpetual Uncertainty is becoming North America’s New Trade Policy29Shared Security, Shared Prosperity: The Path Forward for North American Trade30Why‑Not‑AI? A New Litmus Test for Cross-Border Business31Port Laredo’s World Trade Bridge: 25 Years Transforming North American Trade32On Tariffs and Manufacturing33Taxing Value Chains: Auto Tariffs in an Integrated North American Market34USMCA 2.0: A Trilateral Framework for Security, Technology, and Industrial Competitiveness35The Uncertainty Cost: How Tariff Threats Disrupt Markets Before Implementation36Beyond Reciprocity: Market Size and North America’s Industrial Advantage3730 Days for 30 Years: A Critical Moment for North American Economic Integration38The Price of Disruption: How New Tariffs Could Reshape North America’s Busiest Land Port39The AI-Ready Workforce: Why Universities Must Lead the Charge40On the Edge of Transition: My Reflections on the Year Ahead for U.S.-Mexico Trade41La Agencia de Aduanas Binacional:42La relación comercial México-EE.UU.: Desafíos ante el nuevo panorama político43The US-Mexico Border’s Maritime Gateway44The Nearshoring Paradox: Why Trade Tells a Different Story Than Investment in Mexico45A Border Champion: Honoring Gerry Schwebel’s Legacy of Leadership and Vision46Breaking the Comfort Trap: Why Logistics SMEs Must Embrace Logistechs to Survive and Thrive47Bridging the Gap: Addressing the Need for Enhanced Commercial Cross-Border Infrastructure in U.S.-Mexico Trade48Smart Borders, Smarter Cooperation: Addressing the U.S.-Mexico Digital Wall in Cross-Border Trade49From Polls to Ports: How Mexico’s Election Could Transform Trade50Crossing Borders, Connecting Economies: Port Laredo’s Rise as America’s Top Trade Gateway51From Neighbors to Partners: The Evolution of U.S.-Mexico Trade52Introducing “Crossing Paths: Insights into U.S. International Trade”53Beyond 2023: Innovation and Digital Transformation As Pillars for Growth in 202454Bridging the Digital Divide: Equipping Business School Students for the Future of Work55Modernizing Cross-Border Trade Infrastructure: A North American Imperative for Growth and Security56The Future of Cross-Border Trade: Building an A.I.-Centric Workforce57Reimagining Cross-Border Trade through Blockchain58AI-Powered Efficiency: How ChatGPT will Transform the Work of Import/Export Tariff Classification Analysts in the Texas-Mexico Border59The Future is Autonomous: How Self-Driving Trucks Will Revolutionize Logistics, Supply Chain, and Transportation Sectors60AI’s Impact on Business: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead61New Report Measures TAMIU’s Economic $356M Impact on the Webb County Economy62The Physical Internet: A Potential Game Changer for Cross-Border Logistics63A Place-Based Approach to Innovation Can Advance the Texas-México Region64The Texas-Mexico border: An Economic Powerhouse65Land Ports of the Future: Where Are We Heading?662022: the Tech Future is here67Let’s talk about Innovation68Port Laredo: The Million-Mile Logistechs Hub69Is Logistics 4.0 the answer to our supply chain woes?