An old Chinese proverb says “It is better to break one finger than to injure ten." It reveals a lot about "free trade" versus ...

But many Americans aren't listening. A recent poll by Quinnipiac University, conducted in late January, found that 42% of Americans believe tariffs will help the U.S. economy. The United States' ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover globalization and international economic policy. Blaming “free trade” as the root cause of domestic social ills makes it ...

One area in which economists typically speak with one voice is international trade. They have been staunch advocates of free trade dating back to Adam Smith and David Ricardo. Throughout the post-war ...

“I think free trade has been dead and probably been dead for a while and isn't looking good for any time in the near future,” said Chad Bown, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International ...

President Donald Trump and his administration have long suggested that the on-again, off-again rollout of historic tariffs was intentionally chaotic, part of a carefully crafted master plan designed ...