Pat Buchanan is like the little girl with the curl; when she was good, she was awfully good; when she was bad, she was horrid. Here he is on foreign policy: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2017/12/patrick-j-buchanan/what-should-we-fight-for/. This is no less than magnificent. The essay is surely up to the standards of Ron Paul, Murray Rothbard and all other hard-core libertarians who consistently utilize our theory, even in this realm, unlike some beltway “libertarians.” But in sharp and stark contrast, Buchanan’s views on international trade are bloody awful. He is a protectionist through and through. He never saw a tariff he didn’t like (I exaggerate, … Continue reading Like the Little Girl With the Curl: How Can Pat Buchanan Be So Good On Foreign Policy, and Yet So Bad on Free Trade?