title: The Myth of Free Trade: The Pooring of America
author: Ravi Batra
description: The Myth of Free Trade throws down the gauntlet to economic orthodoxy and challenges the gospel of free trade. Dr. Batra states that 'laissez faire has wrecked U.S. industry and shattered the American dream.'
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