More on Trade and Terror
6 November 2006
Editor, The Baltimore Sun
Dear Editor:
Your lead editorial today correctly notes that China's "booming economy" has lifted 43 million people in that country out of hunger ("On the table," Nov. 6). This boom, of course, is driven by China's move toward free markets and its integration into the global economy.
But also in today's edition, Cynthia Tucker calls globalization "a force more insidious" than terrorism ("Lack of economic security is no less a threat than terrorism," Nov. 6). Does she really believe what she writes? Does she really believe that peaceful commerce with persons in other countries is more insidious than murdering and maiming innocent people? Does she really believe that foreigners who offer to sell televisions and textiles to us are more insidious than those who take our lives and destroy our property?
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Editor, The Baltimore Sun
Dear Editor:
Your lead editorial today correctly notes that China's "booming economy" has lifted 43 million people in that country out of hunger ("On the table," Nov. 6). This boom, of course, is driven by China's move toward free markets and its integration into the global economy.
But also in today's edition, Cynthia Tucker calls globalization "a force more insidious" than terrorism ("Lack of economic security is no less a threat than terrorism," Nov. 6). Does she really believe what she writes? Does she really believe that peaceful commerce with persons in other countries is more insidious than murdering and maiming innocent people? Does she really believe that foreigners who offer to sell televisions and textiles to us are more insidious than those who take our lives and destroy our property?
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Thursday June 21, 2007 at 8:48am