EC300-01 Free Trade It comes as no surprise that arguments around free trade have recently emerged in the Age of Trump. It is impossible to read the news or tune into the radio or TV without hearing about President Donald J. Trump touting Make America Great Again or America First by promising to restore Americas manufacturing glory by standing up to unfair trade practices, imposing tariffs on imports from Mexico, China, etc., and keeping jobs at home. While free trade is meant to eliminate unfair trade practices and remove barriers to global commerce, it has also produced many negative effects as well. Opponents to free trade say that the policy hurts domestic production, enforces deplorable working conditions in emerging markets, promotes labor exploitation in developing...