Economic Nationalism
Democrats who have made economic nationalism a centerpiece of the campaign season. Interesting. Instead of speaking of protectionists free traders should call (Democratic) opponents of free trade economic nationalists. How do you think John Kerry will react if Bush says So you're message to workers in the rest of the world is: DROP DEAD! Mankiw is taking a lot of heat for suggesting that there's a positive link between offshoring and growth: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30194-2004Feb10.html
Re: Economic Nationalism
Aschwin de Wolf wrote: Interesting. Instead of speaking of protectionists free traders should call (Democratic) opponents of free trade economic nationalists. So, it's back? I first heard that phrase from the Tsongas campaign, '92. (My then employer - a friend of Nancy Pelosi - was a fan.) -- Anton Sherwood, http://www.ogre.nu/