Conservative Contradictions; Capital, Goods and Services Move Freely across Borders. in Such a World, to Rant and Rail against the Erosion of Sovereignty Is Pointless

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Byline: Fareed Zakaria (Write the author at comments@fareedzakaria.com.)

In the debate over John Bolton's nomination as ambassador to the United Nations, his defenders have repeatedly delighted at the prospect of a real discussion on the issues. "Senator Frist should schedule a floor debate without time limits," William Kristol argued in The Weekly Standard. If Democrats want this debate, Kristol wrote, "let Republicans make them pay a price" for it. David Brooks, one of The New York Times's conservative columnists, agreed, explaining that Bolton's disdain for "global governance" has little support in the country. "We'll never accept it... because it's undemocratic... Multilateral organizations look like meetings of unelected elites, of technocrats, who make decisions in secret... [W]e will never allow transnational …