The Discrediting of Free Trade

The Discrediting of Free Trade
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Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Both major political parties in the United States seem to have abandoned the idea of free trade. As with free immigration in the United States and the whole world, the theory and policy have hit the rocks, and regimes around the world are looking for other answers. This represents a dramatic turn against 70-plus years of efforts to lower trade barriers and increase globalization.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
Author
Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]