What my stapler taught me about Trump and populism
by Paul Moreno
May 02, 2018 12:00 AM When President Trump campaigned to “make America great again,†I immediately thought of my stapler.
I am the proud owner a vintage Swingline stapler, manufactured circa 1960. It is as reliable today as when it rolled off the assembly line in Long Island City, Queens, N.Y., before I was born.
At my office, we have a more recent Swingline — or have had several, as the plastic versions often jam, break, and are replaced. The office stapler was made in China. The Long Island City factory that made my vintage model moved to Mexico in 1999, abetted by NAFTA. It left 450 jobs behind.
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