Ira Stoll on Obama’s Kennedy-Style Free Trade Push

Back when President Obama was a senator, there
were high hopes for a return, of sorts, to the era that ended 50
years ago this week with the assassination of President Kennedy.
Obama, recall, came into office with members of the Kennedy family
and JFK’s White House counselor, Ted Sorenson, expressing hope that
he would follow in JFK’s footsteps. Ira Stoll says that if Obama
wants to be more like Kennedy, his best hope at this point is
probably a final push on free trade.

View this article.