David Brooks: "Those who believe in open believe in open trade, relatively open immigration, an active foreign policy and racial integration. Those who believe in closed believe in protective trade, closed borders, a withdrawn foreign policy and ethnic separatism."

"Open trade" that was all about giving more power to multinational corporations so they could move their factories to low-wage countries and sell the products back to US consumers.

"Relatively open immigration" to provide more cheap labor for the corporations.

"Active foreign policy" that was all about perpetual war to advance US "interests" that were clearly not mine, using working-class kids who have no better options to do the fighting.

"Racial integration" using cops to kill blacks.

Brooks is good at presenting false choices. He's the milder voice of the establishment.

There is much better political analysis at http://www.commondreams.org/.