More on Globalization and Terrorism

by Don Boudreaux on November 11, 2006

in Trade

A day after the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran Cynthia Tucker’s column calling globalization "a force more insidious" than al-Queda (and see here), the Baltimore Sun ran the same article by Ms. Tucker.  Today’s edition of the Sun contains my letter in response:

Globalization isn’t a terrible menace

The
Sun’s editorial "On the table" (Nov. 6) correctly notes that China’s
"booming economy" has lifted 43 million people in that country out of
hunger.

This boom, of course, is driven by China’s move toward free markets and its integration into the global economy.

But in the same edition, Cynthia Tucker calls globalization "a force
more insidious" than terrorism ("Lack of economic security is no less a
threat than terrorism," Opinion • Commentary, Nov. 6).

Does she really believe what she writes?

Does she really believe that peaceful commerce with people in other
countries is more insidious than the murder and maiming of 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?

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  • Barth Jackson

    Ms. Tucker makes much more sense when she writes about topics with which she is familiar such as MLK's unfortunate children and corruption within former Atlanta Mayor Michael Campbell's administration. Unfortunately, like most journalism majors, she never took an Economics class at Auburn University.

  • Trey Tomeny

    Yes on all counts, the problem seems to be that Ms. Tucker does believe in what she says.


    We can't stop someone from believing nonsense but but is it possible to stop major publications from publishing nonsense?


    So far, not so good, but at least the trend of declining newspaper readership is a positive sign.


    I guess we can only look forward to the day when the readership of Cafe Hayek exceeds the readership of the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the Baltimore Sun.

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