Not antiquated at all. Protectionism has always been an integral part of U.S. economic policy since the beginning, though I don't think even ardent tariff and l

Not antiquated at all. Protectionism has always been an integral part of U.S. economic policy since the beginning, though I don't think even ardent tariff and land law act proponents would have went as far as to threaten war on countries with more favorable business conditions (actually, the trend has been war on not being favorable enough, but otherwise retain strong domestic policies).