How would you assess Alexander Hamilton’s protectionism, the American System, and tariffs? I know a lot of libertarians don’t think his system quite fits in with a free-market purist view
I think these values have to be reassessed in light of new technological capabilities & the social impact of classical liberalism. I'm only trying to sketch out why liberalism became seemingly other than it was; there was some kind of continuity, with figures like William Gladstone & Woodrow Wilson as hinges/crossroads. If the question was sound money or "free trade", it'd be hard for some libertarians to decide.
How would you assess Alexander Hamilton’s protectionism, the American System, and tariffs? I know a lot of libertarians don’t think his system quite fits in with a free-market purist view
I think these values have to be reassessed in light of new technological capabilities & the social impact of classical liberalism. I'm only trying to sketch out why liberalism became seemingly other than it was; there was some kind of continuity, with figures like William Gladstone & Woodrow Wilson as hinges/crossroads. If the question was sound money or "free trade", it'd be hard for some libertarians to decide.