America First vs. Neoconservatism: Protecting Workers and Manufacturers in a Changing World

America First ideology challenges the neoconservative and neoliberal visions of foreign interventionism, rejecting the notion that trading with China will lead to democracy. The America First movement focuses on protecting American manufacturers from foreign price competition and safeguarding workers' wages from immigration impacts. Advocates argue for utilizing the regulatory state to advance conservative goals instead of liberal ones. In contrast, a national libertarian perspective offers a different approach to these economic and regulatory challenges.