Getting the Facts on Trade & Tariffs

For decades, agreement existed (commonly called the Washington Consensus) about the long-term, wide-spread benefits of a global system of free trade. This, in part, emerged from the end of the Cold War, and was built on US military hegemony.

We saw open markets as helpful to growing our domestic economy, as well as key to fixing corrupt or war-ravaged economies. In an episode of Fresh Take with Josh Dukelow, Ngosong Fonkem examines the ongoing trade debate, highlighting why Wisconsinites should pay close attention to these developments.