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Monday, June 29, 2009

Obama Objects to Protectionism in Carbon Bill


“President Obama on Sunday praised the energy bill passed by the House late last week as an ‘extraordinary first step,’ but he spoke out against a provision that would impose trade penalties on countries that do not accept limits on global warming pollution.” (New York Times, Monday)

Let the special-interest rent-seeking begin.

FEE Timely Classic
“The Fear of Free Trade” by Mark W. Hendrickson


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.