“The Good Old Days of Manufacturing Are Long Gone,” economist Rebecca Patterson argues in the pages of the New York Times, casting doubt on the promises of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump to cultivate a “manufacturing renaissance.” She could not be more wrong.
These are the good old days of manufacturing.
Kevin D. Williamson is national correspondent at The Dispatch and is based in Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he spent 15 years as a writer and editor at National Review, worked as the theater critic at the New Criterion, and had a long career in local newspapers. He is also a writer in residence at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. When Kevin is not reporting on the world outside Washington for his Wanderland newsletter, you can find him at the rifle range or reading a book about literally almost anything other than politics.
