Churchill and the Working-Class Case for Free Trade – Michael Lucchese

Churchill and the Working-Class Case for Free Trade – Michael Lucchese

Protectionism seems to have become the dominant economic ideology of Washington, DC. Although politicians may squabble about particular tariffs, the leading figures of both parties have rejected free trade for neo-mercantilist policies aimed at, they claim, reigniting American industry. But as countless economists have shown, the utopian vision of autarky that most strident protectionists advocate has no basis in reality. In fact, the latest rou…