15. Who Really Wins in Trade Policy? — Scott Lincicome
What if the policies designed to “protect” American workers are quietly doing the opposite?
In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelsen and Beth L’Arrivée sit down with Scott Lincicome of the Cato Institute—a trade lawyer turned policy expert—to unpack what actually happens when governments intervene in global markets.
Lincicome doesn’t deal in theory. He’s seen how trade policy is made in real time—inside agencies, inside lawsuits, inside the messy intersection of economics and politics. And his conclusion is blunt: most trade policy isn’t guided by precision or expertise—it’s shaped…
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