One of the many unsettling features of Donald Trump is his deep-seated antipathy to the time-honored doctrine of free trade. Even as early as 2016, Trump devoted a substantial portion of his Republican Convention speech calling for the adoption of protectionist tariffs and other trade restrictions against “any country that cheats.” He proceeded to blame NAFTA for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman Canada is lobbying state governments and business leaders in America’s rust belt in a feverish effort to preserve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Canada is pulling out all the stops as President Donald Trump prepares to renegotiate NAFTA, according to Real Clear World. They are lobbying governors…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen President Donald Trump promised to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after calls from the leaders of Mexico and Canada, and said “It would’ve been very disrespectful” if he had refused. “I was all set to terminate [NAFTA], you know?,” Trump told the Economist during an…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Republicans in the Senate are calling on newly-confirmed agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue to support agriculture trade in President Donald Trump’s administration. “As you assume your new position in the Administration, I call on you to be a champion for free trade,” Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse wrote…
Trade May Have Been the Natural State Once, but Not Today By Brett Linley Trade agreements have turned into a contentious subject among libertarians. While free trade and free markets have been long-standing tenets of libertarianism, many reject government trade arrangements. One of the most popular arguments is that free trade doesn’t need any deal….
How “the Donald” Plans to Defy Economic Law GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump recently revealed his Seven-Point Plan regarding international trade. Doubling down on his protectionist instincts, Trump plans to stop all the “cheaters,” per RealClearPolitics. Considering the global implications of these ideas, it’s worth breaking them down point-by-point. One: I am going to withdraw…
The company behind the Keystone XL pipeline filed a $15 billion lawsuit Friday against the Obama administration under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
“I was on a picket line in the early 1990s against NAFTA, because you didn’t need a Ph.D. in economics to understand that American workers should not be forced to compete against people in Mexico making 25 cents an hour.” This statement by Bernie Sanders at a recent Democratic debate has been quoted with approval…