Breakdown of the Kanji

評論家たちは、保護貿易主義について人騒がせの嘘を言っています。
Hyōronkatachi wa, hogobōeki shugi ni tsuite hitosawagase no uso o itte imasu.
Critics are just crying wolf about protectionism.

評論家 (hyōronka: critic)     criticism + argument + specialist
保護貿易 (hogobōeki: protective trade)
     to protect + to protect + trade + trade
主義 (shugi: doctrine, rule, principle)     main + righteousness

We just saw 義 in the passage on fathers-in-law!

嘘 (uso: lie, falsehood, incorrect fact)
言 (i(u): to say)

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