Setting the Record Straight: Nippon Steel's Proposed Acquisition of U.S. Steel

Ike Brannon, Economist, President of Capital Policy Analytics and a Senior Fellow at the Jack Kemp Foundation, discusses the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel, why the merger would not undermine national security as some opponents claim, how it will keep jobs in the U.S., and what history should teach us about the impact on government overreach and restraints on foreign investments.