The end of free trade

I was at an event last week where a representative of the German government was asked to choose the best of the presidential hopefuls from a German-US relations perspective. Needless to say, he refused to do so, pointing out instead some concerns he had with each of the candidates. He rightfully pointed out that some of the Democratic hopefuls’ statements on trade have been worrying in the least.
Whatever his faults, McCain has been consistently pro-trade, and even his shift to the right doesn’t appear to have altered that stance much. He’s certainly added some of the “tough scrutiny” language …read more