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Colonial Boston was part of a movement to resist British policies that limited free trade and taxed goods. Boston merchants and traders led the way in protesting these policies through boycotts and other actions
Since one nation has little control over another nation, without some sort of agreement between two nations, unfair trade harms a particular group of people in one nation, such as laborers or consumers. Free trade suppresses wages and reduces job opportunities in the wealthier nation (e.g., the [[United States]]), and transfers wealth to the elite in the poorer nation (e.g., [[China]]). When the U.S. enters "free" trade agreements with authoritarian and totalitarian governments, U.S. companies such as [[Google]] that try to do business in those countries frequently help them enforce their repression.<ref>Bokhari, Allum (February 17, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/02/17/bokhari-free-trade-or-global-tyranny/ Bokhari: Free Trade Leads to Globalized Tyranny]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 18, 2019.</ref>
Since one nation has little control over another nation, without some sort of agreement between two nations, unfair trade harms a particular group of people in one nation, such as laborers or consumers. Free trade suppresses wages and reduces job opportunities in the wealthier nation (e.g., the [[United States]]), and transfers wealth to the elite in the poorer nation (e.g., [[China]]). When the U.S. enters "free" trade agreements with authoritarian and totalitarian governments, U.S. companies such as [[Google]] that try to do business in those countries frequently help them enforce their repression.<ref>Bokhari, Allum (February 17, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/02/17/bokhari-free-trade-or-global-tyranny/ Bokhari: Free Trade Leads to Globalized Tyranny]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 18, 2019.</ref>
Liberal revisionists claim that free trade is a "conservative" political position, despite right-wing politics in the United States spanning the nation's foundation up until the mid–20th century supporting economic [[protectionism]] while free trade was actively promoted by liberal-leaning, progressive activists.
Liberal revisionists claim that free trade is currently a "conservative" political position, despite right-wing politics in the United States supporting economic [[protectionism]] while free trade was actively promoted by liberal-leaning, progressive activists.
The [[COVID-19]] pandemic was a byproduct of free trade with China, at the cost of many trillions of dollars to the United States.
The [[COVID-19]] pandemic was a byproduct of free trade with China, at the cost of many trillions of dollars to the United States.