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Fred Bauer

Fred Bauer

Writer from New England. Writing a book on liberty, community, and the good. At National Review, City Journal, The Atlantic, UnHerd, Washington Post, etc. @fredbauerblog

‘Common Good’ Capitalism Preserves FreedomPrioritizing Americans is less an apostasy from freedom than a prerequisite for preserving it.The 'Donroe Doctrine' in ActionFrom Venezuela to Greenland, there’s a through-line to Trump’s foreign policy.Make American Manufacturing Great AgainAs reciprocal trade deals progress, the Trump administration should invest in building here at home.An Overdue Course CorrectionA look back at what American history really suggests for an international trade order.A Post-Consumerist EconomicsThe end of the fiction that cheap stuff is the essence of the American Dream.After Techno-Populist Shock TherapyThe frenetic pace of Trump’s changes must eventually give way to something.Ditch the GrindsetAmerican workers aren’t just widgets