Gary Winslett: The American Dream Has Migrated South

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Gary Winslett: The American Dream Has Migrated South

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Why did the Rust Belt really lose its manufacturing base? Middlebury College political scientist Gary Winslett has a provocative answer: It wasn't China or robots. It was Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, and Florida. In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Winslett argued that the South's…

This story appeared on reason.com, 2025-05-22 19:06:03.