If there were an Economist’s Creed, it would surely contain the affirmations ‘I understand comparative advantage’ and ‘I ...

DaveinHackensack says he would like to see me debate Ian Fletcher on free trade, based on Fletcher’s article “Ten Problems With Free Trade.” Well, let me start the debate by doing some editing of the ...

Tariffs are a fundamental denial of economic freedom that makes America less competitive worldwide. Imposed by governments, ...

In his 1948 memoirs, Cordell Hull wrote that during his 12 years as US President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s secretary of state he was guided by the idea that “unhampered trade dovetailed with peace.” ...

The Plain Dealer tells about the Republican presidential candidates but still leaves out the issue of free trade economics. Rubio, Cruz, Walker, Kasich, Christie and the other "establishment ...

But many Americans aren't listening. A recent poll by Quinnipiac University, conducted in late January, found that 42% of Americans believe tariffs will help the U.S. economy. The United States' ...

As the United States retreats from free trade leadership, regional and plurilateral groupings are moving to sustain multilateralism. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific ...

On April 2, as he imposed exorbitant tariffs that triggered a stock market collapse, Donald Trump said this: “For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, and plundered by nations near ...

After decades of shouting into the void that free trade is good, those of us in the "eliminate tariffs, embrace comparative advantage, and let me buy my haggis-flavored chips online without an import ...