As they say, when one door closes, another one opens. And now that Illinois voters have slammed the door on the "fair tax" idea, the door to more substantive and fundamental change has been forcefully blown open.
Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.