American workers bear the cost of perpetual overseas conflicts
A column argues that U.S. workers have suffered from a globalist agenda that fuels endless wars and weakens domestic industry.
Referencing a 2011 Labor Day column by Pat Buchanan, the article contends that a post-war transformation in the American social contract allowed a class that rejected tariffs and economic patriotism to dominate policy. This change, the author says, has led to the erosion of the U.S. industrial base, worsening conditions for the working man, and a political preoccupation with foreign interventions. The ongoing Iran conflict is cited as evidence that the globalist-neoconservative project faces resistance. The writer positions The American Conservative as the sole major conservative outlet opposing such wars and calls for tax-deductible contributions to sustain its mission of promoting peace abroad and prosperity at home.
Why it matters
It highlights how foreign policy choices may directly affect American workers' livelihoods.
In this story
