It's funny how even in 1990 globalization was simply taken as some sort of inevitable force, like a tornado, and that there was and is nothing which could and can stop it-- just listen to the first four minutes of this "Computer Chronicles" episode!

Then along comes Donald Trump, invoking a long-forgotten but long-storied history of "protectionism", and people act like they've never heard of the once-dominant concept before. I've always viewed myself as a liberal-- in the 19th century sense, of course-- but over time I've started to question some of my assumptions in this area.

In the fifteen years I've worked for my employer, I've heard "we need to be a global company" for that entire period-- then the gal in this episode says the same thing. But I've never heard anyone say why-- it's just stated as a fact. There are over 350 million people living in the United States-- surely you could make plenty of money just selling to them?