When Britain’s Labour party took power in 1997 after 18 years of Conservative rule, their theme song was D:Ream’s “Things Can Only Get Better.” (You can even see Tony Blair “singing” it here.) The song served as Blair and New Labour’s version of “Don’t Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow)” that worked so well for Bill Clinton [...]

Conventional wisdom was that one of the big challenges Michigan (and American) manufacturers were facing was a strong dollar, which hurts companies that rely on exports for their market share as it increases the cost for foreign buyers of American-manufactured goods. As NPR’s Marketplace points out, however, even with a weaker dollar, American manufacturers are [...]