Trade War 
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6/9/19
The President is Disrupting the U.S. Economy
by Robert Brent Toplin
It is high time that leaders in Washington acknowledge the risks associated with the president’s trade wars and demand a more effective policy course.
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12/2/18
Sure, the Economy’s Great Right Now, but that Doesn’t Mean Trump Deserves the Credit
by Robert Brent Toplin
Usually it takes four or five years for the effects of flawed policy-making to become broadly evident.
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11/18/18
What’s More Deadly to Mexicans than the Drug War? Diabetes.
by Alyshia Gálvez
Here’s why that should concern Americans in the wake of the negotiations over the US, Mexico, Canada Trade Agreement.
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SOURCE: The Washington Post
7-30-18
Donald Trump has been wrong on trade for 30 years
by Andrew C. McKevitt
We didn't need a trade war with Japan in the 1980s. We don't need one with China today.
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SOURCE: Perspectives (AHA)
7-20-18
Historians Debate America’s Retreat to Protectionism
by Dane Kennedy
Historians, pro and con, debate the merits of Trump's protectionist agenda at a congressional briefing sponsored by the National History Center.
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SOURCE: Snopes
6-8-18
Snopes: Did Ronald Reagan Warn Against “demagogues" Willing to Declare a Trade War Against America’s Friends?
The answer is yes.
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SOURCE: CNN
6-6-18
Trump invokes War of 1812 in testy call with Trudeau over tariffs
The problem with Trump's comments to Trudeau is that British troops burned down the White House during the War of 1812, not Canada.
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SOURCE: BBC News
5-15-18
Why history drives China's tough stance on global trade
Still on Chinese people's minds is the period when China was forced to open up to trading with Western countries.
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SOURCE: Time Magazine
3-8-18
President Trump Offered a History Lesson on Tariffs
Here’s what he left out.
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SOURCE: CNN
3/9/18
What broke American steel
When World War II ended, no industry was stronger or more important than American steel. Then came modernization.
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SOURCE: NYT
3-7-18
Is Trump About to Start a Trade War?
by Ruchir Sharma
The alarmists are getting a bit ahead of the story. Periods of deglobalization tend to be slow processes, not sudden events.
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SOURCE: Bloomberg
3-5-18
James Madison Would Like a Few Words on Trade Wars
by Noah Feldman
The fourth president tried all kinds of sanctions to open markets, but still ended up in the War of 1812.
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SOURCE: The Conversation
3-5-18
‘Trade wars are good’?
by Marc-William Palen
Three past conflicts tell a very different story.
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SOURCE: CNN
3-2-18
The last American "trade war" didn't work out so great
Remember what happened after Smoot-Hawley?
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12-11-16
Do We Really Have to Learn All Over Again What the Enlightenment Taught Us About the Downsides of Trade Wars?
by Andrew J. Hamilton
Walling off neighbors has horrible consequences.
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