Protectionism, McKinley argued, was about giving American businesses a price advantage in American domestic markets when competing with foreign-made goods. That, McKinley held, was the path to ...

While not nearly as depraved on a moral level as gender-transitioning children, protectionism doesn’t work, and team Trump is forcing free trade-supporting allies to bend the knee to ...

Tariffs are an artificial way to look competitive when you are not even close to that, regardless of the excuse you use.

But the story about protectionism is more complicated. In fact, in most cases of successful industrial and trade policy, a push for exports has been combined with elements of protectionism.

The Trump administration's tariff strategy, a cornerstone of its 'America First' policy, has sparked intense debate. Are ...

Protectionism as a cause flourished in a simpler world in which the U.S. traditionally tended to stand aloof from foreign entanglements. That world has changed, and so has its dream.

David takes on the idea that protectionism and globalization are chief rivals, and instead suggests that the chief rival of protectionism is free enterprise itself. He critiques Joe Nocera’s ...

While the rise of e-commerce is a challenge shared by the global retail industry, succumbing to anxiety and resorting to ...

If the EU has its way, on net, protectionism will increase—it will be using its tax system to make it harder for U.S. companies to compete in Europe. If Trump gets his way, ...