Blaming “free trade” as the root cause of domestic social ills makes it sound as if we must choose between liberal trade policies and solving important policy problems at home. That’s a false choice.

Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World. By Marc-William Palen. Princeton University Press; 328 pages; $35 and £30 In “Pax Economica”, Marc-William Palen of the University of Exeter ...

For the first time in our three-decade free trade history with North American partners, Mexico surpassed Canada as the top buyer of U.S. goods. This is significant; it means our trade relationship ...

Mr. Lighthizer, the author of “No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking On China, and Helping America’s Workers,” was the U.S. trade representative in the first Trump administration. The ...

But many Americans aren't listening. A recent poll by Quinnipiac University, conducted in late January, found that 42% of Americans believe tariffs will help the U.S. economy. The United States' ...

Globalization’s first age some 200 years ago sheds light on today’s turn toward economic nationalism The “first age” of globalization was beset by contradictions. In the 60 years or so before World ...

A new norm is emerging at the intersection of business, human rights, and environmental standards, increasingly endorsed by social groups, corporations, investors, and governments. Traditional free ...

There was a visitor from Washington, D.C. in Melrose this week. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman was in town, along with Congressman Ron Kind, promoting U.S. participation in the Trans-Pacific ...