Pathetic attempts. Every day that passes, or near enough, brings with it confirmation that free trade cannot be considered in itself as a panacea which will cure all the economic ills of the world, if the conditions of fair competition are not met. Have you taken a look at the results of the recent Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata (Argentina)? The USA's project to create the biggest free trade area in the world between the two Americas, stretching from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, is...