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John Médaille
John Médaille is a businessman in Irving, Texas, and also an Instructor in Theology at the University of Dallas, where he teaches a unique course on the Social Encyclicals for Business Students. He is the father of five, grandfather of two, and husband of one. He is the author of The Vocation of Business: Social Justice in the Marketplace and is finishing up another book, Equity and Equilibrium: The Political Economy of Distributism. John also blogs at The Distributist Review.
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Elliot Bulmer
So true it’s not even funny.
Steve K.
I think you’re reading more into this Matt than is there in the first place.
pb
Nativism? Protectionism doesn’t have to mean nativist. Providing jobs for Americans and all that…
Matt Huggins
Funny how (a) mass produced crap manufactured in USA = good and (b) same crap made cheaper elsewhere = bad. Many of the folks who want to embargo China seem to favor subsidizing Detroit. Nice that we can cloak advocacy for nativism and domestic consumerist “perpetual motion” machine in moral garb.
Bruce Smith
Sorry to inform you Patrick but the government’s outsourced the Lab Test work too!
Patrick J. Deneen
John,
“Jib-Jab” is a national treasure. Though, perhaps before long they’ll look to cut costs and outsource their animation work.
After poisoning our children with lead painted toys, Chinese companies are now being investigated for producing drywall that emits toxic levels of sulphur, corroding wiring, appliances and in many instances suspected of contributing to health issues of residents. A simple lesson: where there is a profound disconnection between “producer” and “consumer,” we can expect shoddy and even dangerous workmanship – on the one hand – and ignorance and a debased standard of “low low prices” when making purchases – on the other hand – to be the result. Not having to live with the consequences of our actions, we will cut corners and do things on the cheap. Anyone willing to be described as a “consumer” really only has themselves to blame.
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