[MUST READ] – The False Promise of Trade Protectionism

Douglas Irwin’s Foreign Affairs piece is a great read: The False Promise of Protectionism

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2017-04-17/false-promise-protectionism

Related:

Trump’s Protectionist Policies

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21721409-hopes-protectionist-candidate-would-mellow-office-are-fading-trump

An informative piece from Megan McArdle: Trump Fixates on Canadian Softwood. You Shouldn't.

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-04-25/trump-fixates-on-canadian-softwood-you-shouldn-t

UPDATE: Milk Wars Curdled U.S.-Canada Relationship Long Ago by Stephen Mihm

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-04-29/milk-wars-curdled-u-s-canada-relationship-long-ago