Is free trade a form of warfare?
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Is free trade a form of warfare?

Throughout his presidential campaign Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that Mexico is “killing us on trade” because of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

This metaphor of trade as war or conflict is a common trope among leftists. But is it true? Are Americans harmed by trade deficits?

As Johan Norberg explains this notion is “dead wrong.” And to see why we just have to look at the iPhone.

Joe Carter

Joe Carter is a senior writer for The Gospel Coalition, author of The Life and Faith Field Guide for Parents, the editor of the NIV Lifehacks Bible, and coauthor of How to Argue Like Jesus: Learning Persuasion from History’s Greatest Communicator. He also serves as an associate pastor at McLean Bible Church in Arlington, Va.