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Doug Irwin in Freedom Fequency: Why “Most Favored Nation” Is Losing Favor

Jul 10, 2026

In the Hoover Institution’s Freedom Frequency, Professor of Economics Doug Irwin writes that the principle of most favored nation “should not be abandoned casually,” warning that discriminatory trade policies risk reducing efficiency and weakening international goodwill.

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