The president’s diesel-export proposal would make American refiners less competitive overseas

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Foreign investors should be barred from buying firms essential to national infrastructure

Governments should subsidize domestic production of essential goods even when imports are cheaper

Countries should impose tariffs on imports produced with weaker labor protections

Broad tariffs do more harm than good to the US economy

Diesel-export restrictions would shift fuel costs from American drivers to foreign consumers

Trump would bear responsibility for gasoline increases caused by his proposed diesel-export restrictions

Diesel-export restrictions would invite foreign retaliation against American energy producers

Limiting diesel exports would reduce refinery incentives to produce fuel for American markets

Restricting diesel exports would lower American prices only briefly before markets adjust

Voluntary export restrictions are more effective than an outright ban on diesel exports

The UK should ban trade imports from illegal Israeli settlements

US trade tariffs should not be adjusted based on personal appeals

Mexico should restrict foreign acquisitions to secure a US trade deal

Canada can successfully reduce its economic dependence on the United States by partnering with the European Union

Canada should accelerate its economic diversification away from the United States

The United States should impose high tariffs on Canadian imports

The US should suspend antitrust cooperation with Canada over trade disputes

Canada can successfully diversify its trade away from the United States

The US import ban on Canadian goods is justified

The US should ban Bombardier aircraft sales unless they are manufactured domestically