“Eight months after he called for action on a string of stalled free-trade deals, President Obama is battling fierce opposition from his own party and concerns over a rising trade deficit in a rush to meet his own self-imposed November deadline for finishing a major accord with South Korea.” (Washington Times)
Not to quibble, but they aren’t really free-trade agreements.
FEE Timely Classic
“Why Managed Trade Is Not Free Trade” by Robert Batemarco