Open Letter to Sen. Josh Hawley (who might soon be looking for his very own Smoot)

(Don Boudreaux)

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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)

Washington, DC

Sen. Hawley:

In response to a Dan Drezner column sharply criticizing your embrace of protectionism, you tweet the following:

Is this a parody? “While globalization has undeniably created costs for some Americans, those costs are dwarfed by the aggregate benefits.” Right! So Americans should be HAPPY to lose their jobs to China. Thank you, professor! We had no idea!