Should the United States alter trade policies with nations that abuse human rights? In a word, no. McCain says, “I will open every market in the world to Iowa’s agricultural products.” He will eliminate ethanol subsidies — they “distort markets” and “destroy our ability to compete.” A bright and sunny Giuliani says of NAFTA and developing nations, “What we should be thinking about is how much can we sell to these people as they’re coming out of poverty.” Sell, sell!

Tom Tancredo criticizes NAFTA for destroying southern Mexican agriculture, and — duh– encouraging illegal immigration.

—Dana Goldstein

Dana Goldstein, a former associate editor and writer at the Prospect, comes from a family of public-school educators. She received the Spencer Fellowship in Education Journalism, a Schwarz Fellowship at the New America Foundation, and a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellowship at the Nation Institute. Her journalism is regularly featured in Slate, The Atlantic, The Nation, The Daily Beast, and other publications, and she is a staff writer at the Marshall Project.