Commentary
Most leading Washington politicians want to block Japan’s Nippon Steel from buying U.S. Steel. It’s a quintessentially American company headquartered in Pittsburgh. Keeping U.S. Steel American has a logical ring to it. Admittedly, merging the United States’ eponymous steel company with Nippon could make us look weak to some. Japan protected its own steel industry, which gives us more than enough rights to protect ours from Japan.