ARTICLE: Barack Obama and free trade: Economic vandalism, The Economist, Sep 17th 2009

Economist jumping on crowded bandwagon re: Obama's protectionist stance over Chinese tires.

Best part of argument is found at the end: does this obviously political cave-in suggest less than vigilant concern over budget deficits?

Expect the Chinese to be concerned on that score as well.

(Thanks: Michael S. Smith II)