Paul Weyrich and the Economics of Fascism

Paul Weyrich has spoken, and he sounds a lot like Pat Buchanan, at least when it comes to economics. His latest outburst, for all the talk of “less government,” basically presents the worst that conservatives have to offer. Here are some doozies: The need to restore American manufacturing and labor. Unless we want to become a Third World country, we need to make things. We have to stop the movement of all our manufacturing to China and other foreign countries. If that requires tariffs, starting with tariffs to protect industries of strategic importance, so be it. More, we need the … Continue reading Paul Weyrich and the Economics of Fascism