The Republican Party ’s Confusion on Trade

David BoazThere ’s been a lot oftalk this week about what today ’s Republican Partystands for. Is it still the Buckley ‐​Reagan fusionist platform of of lower taxes, less regulation, traditional values, and a strong national defense? Is it George W. Bush ’s “compassionate conservatism”? Trump’s “America First,” which always seemed less ideological than most platforms? The talk heated up when the GOP announced that it wouldn ’t produce a party platform for the first time in memory, and the Republican National Committeeunanimously voted in lieu of a platform its “undivided support for President Donald J. Trump and his effective Presidency ”:The RNC enthusiastically supports President Trump and continues to reject the policy positions of the Obama ‐​Biden Administration, as well as those espoused by the Democratic National Committee today; therefore, be itRESOLVED, That the Republican Party has and will continue to enthusiastically support the President ’s America‐​first agenda.So much for those musty old fights where delegates came from around the country to fight over whether their party should support civil rights, detente, or the gold standard.I was particularly struck by a fundraising questionnaire I received in the mail last week from the National Republican Senatorial Committee. After some demographic questions and some Republican boilerplate, I got to these two questions:17. Do you think it ’s ...
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