Andy Wingo: free trade and the left, quater: witches

The article discusses a misleading narrative suggesting free trade inherently improves productivity without addressing negative externalities like job losses and security risks in supply chains. While not a traditional vulnerability, the content highlights systemic risks in global trade policies that could exacerbate cybersecurity threats through weakened infrastructure and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Good evening. Tonight, we wrap up our series on free trade and the left. To recap where we were, I started by retelling the story that free trade improves overall productivity, but expressed reserves about the way in which it does so: plant closures and threa…