I have to say that I am impressed with Senator McCain’s boldness in talking about the benefits of free trade in Youngstown, Ohio today. It’s about time someone defended trade as a way to encourage economic growth and higher standards of living. Liberals like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been pandering to voters in […]
From the FT today:
No one should forget that all countries rely on open trade to feed their populations. But we are already seeing actions at the national level, such as curbs on food exports, that have a damaging global impact. Completing the Doha round would play a critically helpful role in this regard, as it […]
Secretary of State and potential VP candidate Condoleeza Rice has an op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal in support of free trade with Colombia.
It is not every day that our government, with one bold stroke, could strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. workers; support a democratic ally on the cusp of achieving lasting national success; weaken […]
Question: Isn’t a weak dollar really good for exporting American goods?
Answer: Some people (a few manufacturing lobbyists and some politicians) argue that the cheap dollar improves American exports and that we should not overly worry about the dollar’s decline. That’s wrong. Improved export competitiveness from a weakened currency is not […]
Sens. Obama and Clinton are scape-goating NAFTA and free trade on the campaign trail as the pander to the Democrat base. Newsweek’s Fareed Zakaria deftly explains why the candidates can’t have it both ways:
The facts about trade have been too well rehearsed to go into them in any great detail, but let me point out […]
Fareed Zakaria has a great piece in this week’s Newsweek magazine. The same piece appeared in today’s Washington Post print edition. He argues that the Democrats’ anti-trade rhetoric is dangerous and causes people around the world to fear a protectionist America. Zakaria is right. As he points out,
The facts about trade have been too well […]
The Financial Times says “yes.”
As an interim measure, the US should relax its travel ban, encouraging the people-to-people contacts that can help to stimulate the development of a more open society. Restrictions on travel by US-based Cubans introduced in 2004 should be reversed. None of this seems remotely likely under the Bush administration. But a […]
Free trade can be a tough issue sometimes, in large part because free trade — even that which produces an unambiguous positive overall good — can cost some individuals jobs and wages in the short term. When this happens rapidly in some sectors, vocal minorities make their opposition known, and they can often produce […]
Tonight is a very important night. Not only will the endless TV and radio commercials finally stop, but I get to caucus! I’ll show up early to East High School in Sioux City- still undecided- to join in the democratic process. I’ll let the campaign members try to convince me. If they don’t, I’m caucusing […]
Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison has a good piece on National Review Online about the importance of free trade. As she notes, free trade is good for the producers and consumers involved. With upcoming trade agreements in Congress, the timing is good for a refresher on the benefits of free trade. Thanks to Senator Hutchison […]
Peter Suderman is a writer and policy analyst at FreedomWorks. Email him at: psuderman@freedomworks.org.
Chris focuses on technology, new media, finance, and trade policy at FreedomWorks.
Brendan is the Director of Federal and State Campaigns for FreedomWorks. He is the author of The Conservative Revolution: How to Win the Battle for College Campuses.
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