I remember many years ago, having a debate about religion with a guy who was a Christian Scientist. He said something in his zeal to convince me that the Lord was not actively involved in the world that I thought was very profound. When I told him that Jesus loved

published Oct 5, 2017, 5:00:08 PM, by Noah Smith (Bloomberg View) — Back in the 1980s or 1990s, few would have predicted that Japan would become the standard-bearer of free trade. This is, after all, the country that once tried to ban foreign-made skis by claiming that Japanese snow was