Trump Might Actually Wreck Nafta, Believe Him

President Donald Trump has been attacking trade for months, but believers in the value of international competition have drawn comfort from his reputation for empty talk and record of non-accomplishment. That record, along with a trade pact that has served the U.S. economy well for decades, may be about to end.

Talks on revising the North American Free Trade Agreement resumed last week -- and the U.S. is proposing several changes that would weaken and possibly even wreck it. Unfortunately, in trade policy, the president has all the power he needs to do real harm.