Source: Sex and the State
by Cathy Reisenwitz
“The male resist lib class is skeptical that international trade has hollowed out working-class America. Most economists agree automation did more to reduce manufacturing employment in the US than outsourcing. But this newsletter is about politics, not facts. And the politics just seems really, really obvious here. I am not good at math, but here’s my proposal. Let’s not self-immolate the entire global economy on the off chance that it will result in a couple hundred thousand Rust Belt male swing voters having a job that makes them feel manly. Let’s instead just write them all checks for $1,500 a month.” (04/14/25)
https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/the-tariffs-really-are-about-stupid