Free trade, competition and small govt

'Legislative history reveals the Act was the outcome of powerful legislators protecting their shipping interests at the expense of three colonized territories denied a vote in the Congress that passed it. At a moment when tariffs have returned to the center of American political debate, revisiting the Act’s history reminds us that some tariffs never left'

#politicalEconomy #usPol #freeTrade

https://lpeproject.org/blog/a-century-of-colonial-tariffs/

Pluralistic: Trumpismo vs minilateralism (01 Apr 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/01/minilateralism/

After the Cold War, free markets became foreign policy. Examine NAFTA, the Washington Consensus, China's WTO entry, and the 2008 crack in the neoliberal consensus. Does #freetrade save the world? #TheLongLedger

http://bfwclassroom.com/2026/04/01/the-long-ledger-part-3/

Yet more evidence that America's unreasonable regulations are a national security threat. This unduly red tape does nothing to serve the national interest ... or the common good.

https://reason.com/2026/03/21/chinas-rare-earth-dominance-was-made-in-america/

#bureaucracy #China #freeTrade #geopolitics #governmentFailure #nationalInterest #nationalSecurity #overregulation #permits #rareEarth #UnitedStates

As the World Trade Organization (WTO) prepares for its 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, this March, we must confront the troubling reality of its impact on global trade. Established to facilitate free trade, the #WTO has only intensified poverty and inequality worldwide. We are calling upon all our members and allies to organize mobilizations.

#FreeTrade #FoodSovereignty

https://viacampesina.org/en/2026/03/global-call-to-mobilise-against-the-wto-and-free-trade-agreements/