![Associate Professor Jack Yoest was recently published in The Center Square, Franklin News Foundation.](/sites/business.catholic.edu/files/styles/article_featured/public/2026-04/jack-yoest-1200x7001.png?h=eac637af&itok=kosD1xAX) 

 - [ Read the Centersquare article ](https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_7ae795b8-028c-4f94-9525-6b737271a040.html)
 
 

 

In contrast, Nippon Steel is financially strong and committed to investing billions in U.S. operations, including upgrading plants and providing bonuses to workers. The deal would also enhance U.S.-Japan trade relations, strengthen America's steel sector, and counterbalance China's influence.

 

 

- [ Read the Economic Standard Article ](https://econstandard.com/making-proxy-fights-great-again)
 
 

 

Yoest urges Trump to adapt to these new realities, likening the needed pivot to Abraham Lincoln’s wartime leadership. Approving the Nippon deal would be a strategic and economic win that aligns with Trump's reputation as a savvy dealmaker.

 

 

- [ Listen to The Steve Gruber Show Episode ](https://s333.podbean.com/pb/6f18bfd533b6662f46f50be5e101bc56/683ebc10/data1/fs17/766167/uploads/_202505027_Hr2Seg4.mp3?pbss=6516c402-9432-52ca-b97c-6f30c382057f)