Mises Review
Author:
David Gordon
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“Those who argue this way [that the U.S. should have followed a less aggressive policy during the Cold War] usually offer a narrow, economic explanation for the fall if America were to act on the basis of Mr. Ledeen’s romantic vaporizing? The policies Ledeen supports would move us away from the free economy and limited state kind of trade-for-its-own sake is to ensure that we will face fierce commercial competition in areas where we could easily maintain an overwhelming domination” (p.