Sean Bradley
Sean Bradley is Senior Correspondent for Trade, Supply Chains & Global Labor at Just Right News, where he brings a ground-level understanding of how goods move and what it takes to build things in America. He leads The Journey of Things, a recurring series that follows products from factory floor to front porch, mapping the unseen decisions—policy, logistics, and labor—that shape prices and availability. His beat reflects Just Right News’s conservative commitment to free enterprise, fair play, and the dignity of work, with a clear-eyed insistence on transparency and accountability from government and global institutions alike.
Raised in Long Beach, California, Bradley grew up amid the hum of cranes, trucks, and rail spurs where the U.S. meets the world. That upbringing instilled a practical view of trade: ports are not abstractions, but living systems in which a single bottleneck can ripple across paychecks and family budgets. He learned early to distinguish between trade that strengthens America and trade that merely shifts costs and risks to communities that can least afford them. Those formative years still guide his reporting as he tracks the consequences of policy—from tariff enforcement and port governance to environmental mandates and customs rules—on real people and real businesses.
Now based in Seattle, Washington, Bradley covers the Asia-Pacific corridor from a second vantage point shaped by the Puget Sound. He reports on everything from timber and aerospace supply chains to agriculture exports, semiconductors, and the ocean shipping routes that tie Western ports to inland manufacturers. Seattle’s mix of maritime heritage, technology hubs, and small exporters informs his work; he pairs data with shoe-leather reporting in ports, warehouses, and industrial parks to test official narratives against what truckers, dispatchers, procurement managers, and shop-floor supervisors are actually seeing. Whether analyzing the de minimis flood of small parcels, the strain on chassis pools and rail yards, or the real impact of mandates on energy reliability, Bradley’s coverage emphasizes resilience, reciprocity, and the national interest.
Bradley’s approach is straightforward: follow the evidence, ask who pays, and make the mechanics of the modern economy understandable. He brings more than two decades of experience in business and policy journalism, including stints at local newsrooms and trade publications, and formal study in economics and international affairs. His reporting blends public records with on-the-ground observation, aiming to translate acronyms and logistics jargon into plain English. The Journey of Things reflects that ethic, demystifying the chain of custody behind everyday goods while scrutinizing claims of “green,” “ethical,” or “frictionless” commerce against verifiable standards and the rule of law.
On the global labor front, Bradley covers forced labor, human trafficking, and coercive state practices with particular attention to how weak enforcement undercuts American workers and honest competitors. He tracks labor disruptions and negotiations without cheerleading, recognizing that stable, productive workplaces are essential to prosperity. Across it all, his work reflects Just Right News’s conservative perspective: secure borders, reliable energy, sound money, and a regulatory posture that rewards productivity rather than paperwork. From Long Beach to Seattle, Bradley keeps his focus on what moves the American economy—and on the families and businesses who depend on it.
