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the essence of this article is giving some real underpinning to economic nationalism, or, rather, explaining how patriotism is critical to an economy.
i am not a big fan of Pat Buchanan economics (to say that is an understatement). however, I think this article is outstanding and it shows that we really need to think about these issues a bit more.
there is still a pretty big problem of how one picks winners and losers in the marketplace...indeed, that problem is probably insurmountable. GWB is right in what he says about the auto industry....Even so, the author of this piece is on to something.
thanks for posting the article.