“This isn’t the world that our fathers in World War II wanted us to live in.” But indicting trade and globalization for the deprivations in American factory towns was like blaming the weather for tearing the roof off your house, rather than the contractor who had built it with shoddy materials. The ultimate culpability fell on Davos Man. He had rigged the system to ensure his further enrichment, while depriving working people of a commensurate share of the gains.
