Tariffs are a big topic of discussion this election year with many conflicting assertions made about they work and who pays them. I did a little research to see if I could find the facts amongst the noise. Read on for what I learned.

In the wake of Covid-19, President Trump is ramping up his attacks on China. It looks like candidate Biden will not be outdone. Must China be an enemy? Or might we be displacing blame for our growing problems?

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After two years of tariffs and bellicose rhetoric, a revision of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was recently agreed upon. What really happened?

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The Democratic presidential candidates have vigorously criticized President Trump for his imposition of tariffs on China, arguing that they have unfairly hurt farmers, producers, and cost jobs. And yet, when asked specifically during the September 10 debate whether they would lift them “on day one,” they all ducked or said no. Specifically, Mayor Buttigieg said he would have “a strategy that includes the tariffs as leverage.” Why is free trade so hard to support? Let’s try to be fact-based and rational.