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Where have the Republican free traders gone?

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Once upon a time, maybe three years go, in a galaxy called the United States of America, the Republican Party fervently supported open markets and trade like an article of faith. Assuming the partners played cleanly and according to agreed-upon rules—which I recognize is not always the case with customers like China—free trade was considered …

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U.S. manufacturing revival? Dream on

On By Alfredo LanierIn Uncategorized8 Comments

In Herr Trump's piñata of hollow slogans, hyperboles and plain lies, the one about "buying American and hiring American"—with its implicit promise to resuscitate a manufacturing sector that withered away decades ago—stands out as one of his most appealing and appalling promises. Exhibit A sits on the shelf next to the TV in our living …

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