Just one small section from this article about a dispute before the World Trade Organization regarding Boeing, Airbus, the US, and the EU is enough to see the difference between free trade and managed trade:
The EU’s claim came one day after the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said it had complied with a ruling by a World Trade Organisation dispute panel that found Boeing had benefited from illegal payments. The United States had until September 23 to comply.
What does the WTO have to do with free trade? Nothing at all. It is all about managed trade. This is why Mises Institute writers have always criticized “free trade” agreements and organizations. See my “Managed Trade Is Not Free Trade.” And see Bastiat on “Must Free Trade Be Reciprocal?“
