<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><a href="http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2016/03/myth_of_the_rat_9.html">http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2016/03/myth_of_the_rat_9.html</a><br><br>An interesting thought experiment:</div><div><br></div><div>"Suppose an Hispanic version of Donald Trump were thrilling Hispanic voters. Call him Donaldo Trumpo. Opponents of immigration would plausibly fear that El Donaldo is a classic strongman plotting to turn the U.S. into a banana republic. And they would hasten to the inference that Hispanics are fundamentally authoritarian and unfit for democracy. If 2016 doesn't convince you that political externalities are a two-way street, nothing will."<br><br><div><div style="line-height: normal;"><font><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Regards,</span></font></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dan</span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Sample my Kindle books via:</span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://author.to/DanUst">http://author.to/DanUst</a></div></div></div></div></body></html>