Economy Jan 30 Column: Trump’s border tax is not the right fix for U.S.-Mexico trade There is little to gain and much to lose by using a border tax adjustment as either a punitive import tariff or a policy designed to finance a border wall.
Economy Nov 21 Column: The truth about trade agreements – and why we need them Trade agreements remain critical because that beggar-thy-neighbor temptation for governments — in the United States, but especially elsewhere — never goes away. And it will surely resurface if the United States is the first to rip them up.