Many conservatives have embraced a big government philosophy that rejects free trade and supports various types of protectionism. Yet, on claim after claim, protectionist arguments fall short. The ...

State intervention has made a comeback. States have, in one way or another, always intervened in markets to develop specific industries and push innovation. But there has been a renaissance since the ...

It has become commonplace to talk about a rise in protectionism around the world, not least because it is true; protectionism is rising. Anti-dumping tariffs on steel, for example, have been imposed ...

The international economic battle that President Donald J. Trump is waging on China as a well as on the U.S.'s closest allies is a full-fledged example of free trade versus protectionism. Trump argues ...

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LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy of France accused Washington on Friday of setting the wrong example on protectionism, suggesting there had not been a level playing field in the ...