Clearly there are rifts in both the Republican and Democrat parties. Could we be headed for a 4 (major) party system?
The traditional corporatist duopoly will persist, abiding to sacred ideas like free trade and economic growth by any means necessary. These factions would continue to disagree on social issues like transgender bathrooms.
A third way could form out of Bernie Sanders socialism. A fourth might be constituted of libertarian isolationisms.
But then, where do protectionists fit in? Personally, I'm intrigued by the idea of using tariffs as either a source of revenue or a bargaining chip to decrease tariffs levied against our exports.
The traditional corporatist duopoly will persist, abiding to sacred ideas like free trade and economic growth by any means necessary. These factions would continue to disagree on social issues like transgender bathrooms.
A third way could form out of Bernie Sanders socialism. A fourth might be constituted of libertarian isolationisms.
But then, where do protectionists fit in? Personally, I'm intrigued by the idea of using tariffs as either a source of revenue or a bargaining chip to decrease tariffs levied against our exports.