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Friday, April 19, 2024

The Politics of Trade and Globalization

Biden embraced Trump’s tariffs. It might be his undoing.
Voters may have railed against globalization in the past. But they also got used to the low prices.
 
The terrible lesson Biden learned from Trump on trade
President Biden’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum will hurt manufacturing workers.
 
As globalization unwinds, the world is still growing more unequal
 
The Global Turn Away from Free-Market Policies Worries Economists
More countries are embracing measures meant to encourage their own security and independence, a trend that some say could slow global growth.
 
The world needs reminding — governments are not good at picking winners
To break the vicious protectionist cycle, we need new rules of the game.