Protectionism and Free Trade

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Viraj Bhide

For Ludwig von Mises, international bureaucracies like the WTO devoted to enforcing "free trade" are not progress. They're simply another type of government planning.

Alasdair Macleod

For Brussels, giving in on Brexit encourages rebellion from disaffected populations in other member states, but do they really have a choice? 

Andrew Moran

As prices have risen, domestic demand for steel has fallen, meaning steel producers are laying off workers as consumers pay more. 

Indri Schaelicke

Since 1900, the number of American farms in operation has fallen 63 percent. Meanwhile, the American standard of living is far beyond what the farmers of yesteryear could have imagined.

Jacob G. Hornberger

In every trade, a person is giving up something he values less for something he values more. Every time a shopper buys any item from another person, he has improved his standard of living, and so has the seller.

Federico Fernández

The signing of the EU–Mercosur trade agreement constitutes a starting point — but an unholy alliance between protectionist politicians, agricultural lobbyists, and environmentalists may be forming.

Jon Aldekoa

If we stick to the data, regardless of which socioeconomic indicator we choose, it seems clear that the sharp economic downturn began long before 2017.

Gary Galles

Car companies are building in Mexico rather than the United States, largely because it has freer trade than the United States does with the rest of the world.