1.0Our America - Essays on Politics and American Lifehttps://dahlman.onlineMarty Dahlmanhttps://dahlman.online/index.php/author/mdahlman/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ulAwXeRmTH"><a href="https://dahlman.online/index.php/2018/04/07/for-dems-its-difficult/">For Dems, It’s Difficult</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dahlman.online/index.php/2018/04/07/for-dems-its-difficult/embed/#?secret=ulAwXeRmTH" width="600" height="338" title="“For Dems, It’s Difficult” — Our America - Essays on Politics and American Life" data-secret="ulAwXeRmTH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://dahlman.online/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> For Dems, It’s Difficult Free Trade: it’s the idea that the world’s trade should be unfettered by borders and nations. Free traders believe that ultimately American industry will win out, despite higher wages and costs, because we are more inventive and efficient. It’s been a Republican core value since Dwight Eisenhower beat Bob Taft for … Continue reading ""https://i0.wp.com/dahlman.online/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_3564-e1488996194684.jpg?fit=480%2C640&ssl=1480640