He is a Republican presidential candidate running against free trade and, effectively, free markets. That part of Western Pennsylvania illustrates in a very concrete way how the open/closed debate will play out. The prophets of openness will argue that we need the dynamism that free trade brings. His only hope is to cast his opponents as the right-left establishment that supports open borders, free trade, cosmopolitan culture and global intervention. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWhen you’re in the top layer you see why free trade is so good.

Source: New York Times July 01, 2016 07:18 UTC