This is supposed to cheer me up?
In the middle of an essay on the Weekly Standard‘s web site that is generally upbeat on the economy, Irwin Stezler comes to the paragraph that depresses the hell out of me: At home, the strength of the dollar will inevitably cut into exports and encourage imports; protectionist sentiment is rising, spurred on by China’s ...
In the middle of an essay on the Weekly Standard's web site that is generally upbeat on the economy, Irwin Stezler comes to the paragraph that depresses the hell out of me:
In the middle of an essay on the Weekly Standard‘s web site that is generally upbeat on the economy, Irwin Stezler comes to the paragraph that depresses the hell out of me:
At home, the strength of the dollar will inevitably cut into exports and encourage imports; protectionist sentiment is rising, spurred on by China’s attempt to acquire Unocal; it is unclear whether the president can or cares to restrain spending; and his economic team remains closed to outside ideas. “We don’t do dissent here,” one White House aide told me a few weeks ago. (emphasis added)
Well, that makes me feel much better.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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