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Old Lessons for the New Right

What a Depression-era farm program gone awry shows about the limits of federal power.
Former President Donald Trump Rallies For Marco Rubio In Florida
Sen. Marco Rubio takes to the stage before the arrival of former President Donald Trump at an election rally in Miami, Florida, on November 6, 2022. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

In an op-ed for the Washington Post last week, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio outlined why he now believes in industrial policy—done right. “In the past, Republicans outsourced such decisions to ‘the free market,’ which meant some combination of nationless corporations and Communist China,” he wrote.

Kevin R. Kosar is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the editor of Understanding Congress.org. He authored the preface to the 2023 edition of Edward C. Banfield’s book, "Government Project."

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