I’ve been reading Bandow for years and know exactly what he is, which is how I described him.

Political labels are handy in general terms but don’t mean that individuals can’t pick and choose what they subscribe to and what they don’t. Which is what Bandow does.

Quick, look up ‘nuance,’ then you can put that dictionary back up your … , thanks.

I’m with Corpy in betting your some cowards sock.

that doesn’t add up.

from wiki
“Isolationism is a foreign policy which combines a non-interventionist military and a political policy of economic nationalism (protectionism). In other words, it asserts both of the following:

Non-interventionism - Political rulers should avoid entangling alliances with other nations and avoid all wars not related to direct territorial self-defense.

Protectionism - There should be legal barriers to prevent trade and cultural exchange with people in other states. ”

but according to CATO’s website:

How to label CATO
The Jeffersonian philosophy that animates Cato’s work has increasingly come to be called “libertarianism” or “market liberalism.” It combines an appreciation for entrepreneurship, the market process, and lower taxes with strict respect for civil liberties and skepticism about the benefits of both the welfare state and foreign military adventurism.

Bandow may be against military adventurism but he is no conservative isolationist.

richardson, you should get your facts straight (well, this is something that is too hard for americans).

Corpy Carly wrote:
“Jesus, sounds like someone needs to take an elementary course in economics.
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A quick hypothetical example that I’ll shamelessly rip off from Milton Friedman.
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”

too bad, corpy carly stopped with elementary economics.

Yeah right , milton friedman, the great nobel laureate, he’s so good, his theories work only for america.

Korea has always had trade imbalance with Europe, but the Euro has remained stable against the Won.

What does the united states has that Europe does not have?

maybe an overstretched empire?
maybe a central bank that prints money with abandon?

the hegemony of the dollar is so central to america’s power, america has to go to war whenever the dollar is threatened.

that is why the neocons are beating the drums against Iran.
you know, if you get sent there corpy carly, you may die

If there was ever a time when America’s political/economic leaders actually implemented policy for the good of the nation and that of the world, those days are long gone. All we have now are zillions of special interests, all conflicting and competing with one another. The agenda of the few and mighty are executed and justified using polished spin, media propaganda, and smooth lies. Benedict Arnold CEOs willingly outsource entire industries and hundreds of thousand of jobs overseas in the name of institutionalized greed and profit while knowing that this is hurting their fellow countrymen. But at the same time, they employ professional liars to hypnotize the public into thinking that this is supposed to be “good” for everyone and society as a whole. After all, isnt globalization the reason why you can walk into a Walmart and buy a dvd player for only $30? Nevermind that if you no longer have a job in the first place, a $30 dvd player doesnt mean a damn thing.

I dont think I even have to get into a whole schpiel about why we’re in Iraq, despite the official claims by the propaganda machine that this is being done in the name of freedom, democracy, and other belabored cliches.

America should evolve in its geopolitical mentality. Scaling down overseas military presence and other relics of the Cold War is good for America, and the world, but that would likely not happen because there are too many powerful individuals, organizations, and corporations whose interests are at stake. There are some who actually prosper because of conflict and America’s bloated military around the world. Unfortunately, they hold too many strings at the current moment. As far as the public is concerned, there are enough static minds who never question the conventional wisdom that American military instrusiveness around the world can never be anything but a good thing. The rest are simply too occupied worrying about where their next paycheck is coming from.

Great idea. America can be the international relations equivalent of the Mob related gangster thug who goes around the neighborhood stores, extorting the Mom-and-Pop’s for “protection” money.

“… but it ought to mean the wholesale withdrawal of US forces from the peninsula…”

I see too many problems with that, it throws away too much. Better to address the ROKG (ie, the Roh admin) directly;

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/HI09Dg02.html

Unfortunately leostrauss has it right when suggesting that our lovely Fed inflates by printing more dollars. The Fed is one of those institutions that keeps the “ish” in our “free-market-ish” economy.