… is from page 16 of Scott Linciome’s superb essay – which appears in the Summer 2024 issue of Free Society – “Globalization Is About People, Not Governments“:
It is true that certain manufacturing industries – particularly labor‐intensive, low‐tech ones, such as textiles and apparel – have shrunk or are no longer located in the United States. But many other industries, with higher added value, have flourished, while manufacturing remains a vital part of the country’s economic base and a major global player.