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Cato Weekly Podcast • March 11, 2021 

# End the National Security Free Pass for Presidential Meddling in Trade 

The Trump administration made extensive use of national security justifications for restricting trade. It’s [time for the law that allows it to go](https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/protectionism-or-national-security-use-abuse-section-232). Inu Manak and Scott Lincicome comment.

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### [Protectionism or National Security? The Use and Abuse of Section 232](https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/protectionism-or-national-security-use-abuse-section-232)

With several Section 232 tariffs still in place, and the status of other investigations unclear, the law presents an early test for the Biden administration and a signal about its future trade policy plans.

[Read the Analysis](https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/protectionism-or-national-security-use-abuse-section-232) 

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Vice President, General Economics and Stiefel Trade Policy Center, Cato Institute

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