Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer's book, No Trade is Free, is extremely important.
Because Lighthizer is the one who formulated and directed the Trump administration's trade policy.
In fact, the book's genesis was when Trump encouraged Lighthizer to write it.
Perhaps that's why Trump said this book was a must-read for anyone working for his campaign, and it's now become a must-read for the Trump campaign.


Robert Lighthizer served in the Reagan and Trump administrations for over 40 years.
As trade representative, he fought against free traders, importers, lobbyists, foreign governments, and big business who opposed the interests of American workers.
Instead of good jobs, high wages, and a promising future for workers, Washington has prioritized corporate profits, cheap imports, and the favor of foreign governments like China.
In return, the United States got cheap coffee makers and T-shirts, but many American factories closed, economic inequality worsened, and a trade deficit of trillions of dollars was created.

Part memoir and part policy analysis, "The Illusion of Free Trade" tells the story of how the United States got to this point and how the Trump administration negotiated new trade agreements.
It also tells the story of how trade negotiations actually work, with character sketches of key leaders of our time, including Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Nancy Pelosi, and Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

The book also tells the story of the U.S. administration's fight against China for jobs.
But more importantly, it is a historical record of an era.
You'll also hear interesting stories about the behind-the-scenes process of negotiations with China and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).