[natewill]

I wonder if anyone has read The Great Betrayal by Pat Buchanan. I had been a free-trade zealot for years, and Pat had some very thought-provoking stuff to say on the subject. Turned my opinions around 180 degrees. Our whole government structure was based on import duties, partly for protection of US industry, but partly because that's how we funded federal govt activities; there was no income tax. And I agree with whoever pointed out that Adam Smith was no more a part of the founding of this country than was Howdy Doody.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Adam Smith was no more a part of the founding of this country than was Howdy Doody."

But Pat Buchanan was?