For decades, American trade policy rested on an assumption that proved costly: that lowering barriers would naturally produce fairness, stability, and shared prosperity. Instead, the United States absorbed the downside of openness while many trading partners protected their own industries, subsidized exports, and exploited access to the American market. The result was dependency, not dividends.
READ MORE: Exclusive—Ken Blackwell: An America First Trade Policy That Works
Ken Blackwell: An America First Trade Policy That Works
J. Kenneth Blackwell
January 15, 2026
For decades, American trade policy rested on an assumption that proved costly: that lowering barriers would naturally produce fairness, stability, and shared prosperity. Instead, the United States absorbed the downside of openness while many trading partners protected their own industries, subsidized exports, and exploited access to the American market. The result was dependency, not dividends.
READ MORE: Exclusive—Ken Blackwell: An America First Trade Policy That Works
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