Actually, Republicans Are Pushing for More Restrictions on Trade

It is bizarre how many people can't seem to understand that patent and copyright protection are "protection" and not free trade. It doesn't matter if your friends are the ones who benefit from them or even if you think these forms of protection are good for the economy. They are still forms of protection. By giving firms and/or individuals monopolies, they are 180 degrees at odds with free trade.

This is why everyone should be very angry when the NYT told readers that:

"Mr. Obama has made cle...