Source: Cobden Centre
by Miguel del Valle Lopez
“Donald Trump’s approach to tariffs and trade sharply contrasts with Reagan’s free trade stance. His policies reflect a form of economic liberalism that prioritizes limiting government intervention while on the other hand critiquing ‘hyper free trade’ for its negative impact on American workers. … The free market, which stands for competition, is a far better ‘policy’ than any other policy a bureaucrat could come up with. Whether in education or in the market for goods, consumers are better off when businesses are competing against each other. How come this logic does not apply to international trade? For Trump, free trade has been an unequal exchange.” (11/28/24)