Outside views: A libertarian paean to free trade and a shot at the ‘greatest threat yet faced’

At a time when most trade coverage involves tariffs (the imposition of, the retaliation against, the impacts of), the Competitive Enterprise Institute is arguing – from its libertarian vantage point – for a world trading regime free of government fetters and making the case for free trade “as a policy that is inherently moral, in addition to being economically sound.” In a paper titled “ Traders of the Lost Ark ,” Ryan Young (CEI adjunct fellow) and Iain Murray (CEI...