David Brooks is at it again, sharing good news. The good news is that globalization works. Anti-globalization rioters and lunatics take note...you may be out of a job. (We know you're out of work because you have all this time to engage in globe-trotting riots.) Other less radical but ultra-liberal folks, pay attention. Are downsides associated with globalization? Yes. There are dislocations in the developed countries as some jobs move to others, but looked at on a global basis, more people have a higher standard of living.
I love Brooks' concluding message:
"Just once, I'd like to see someone like Bono or Bruce Springsteen stand up at a concert and speak the truth to his fan base: that the world is complicated and there are no free lunches. But if you really want to reduce world poverty, you should be cheering on those guys in pinstripe suits at the free-trade negotiations and those investors jetting around the world. Thanks, in part, to them, we are making progress against poverty. Thanks, in part, to them, more people around the world have something to be thankful for."
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