Some months ago I returned from a brief trip through several states in the American South. As I drove through a few of the small towns I was struck with a sense of loss. The old cotton mills, tobacco factories, and furniture manufacturing facilities have virtually disappeared, and most small-town residents have either migrated to […]
Free trade advocates have dominated economic thinking in Washington for decades. In August 2018 I posted an article in this blog questioning some of its assumptions. The Spring 2020 issue of National Affairs contains a defense of free trade written by Richard Reinsch, II, editor of Law & Liberty. His target is the industrial policy aimed at […]
Journalists and television pundits often appear puzzled by the fact that so many American Evangelical Christians support President Trump and are very hesitant to criticize him. To them it seems inconsistent that these people ally themselves with a thrice married, philandering, rude, and often crude individual who often engages or has engaged in behavior at […]
It is fascinating to see how reactions to President Donald Trump tend to drive us apart. There are many people for whom I have great respect who absolutely abhor the man. Some seem to regard him as the incarnation of evil. There are others who support him and are willing to overlook his all too […]
After reading my August 13 post on free trade, my friend Tom Potter wrote his own thoughts on the subject. He put particular emphasis on the trade deficit. Based on my own observations, almost no government leader other than President Trump has expressed any real concern about our huge trade deficits with China and other […]
The subject of free trade is much in the news these days because of President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on certain Chinese products and the Chinese retaliation. Many observers are fearful of a full-blown trade war with China and other nations, with potentially devastating effects on the American economy. In 1955 I worked for a […]
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