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This Bud’s Not for You

Hands off my culture!

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OK, so Anheuser-Busch is not simon pure on this local ownership thing, as Rolling Rock fans will tell you. But A-B bought it from InBev, bringing it into U.S. ownership again, right?

Yes, globalization is coming home to roost. Holy bats in the Bauernhof! Do I have to abandon my free-market, free-trade principles? Probably. Can I reconcile myself to a Belgian takeover of my town’s premier business and cultural icon? Of course not.

No sir, you Flems and Walloons, this Bud’s not for you.

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topics:
Trade, Business, Africa

About the Author

G. Tracy Mehan, III served at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the administrations of both Presidents Bush. He is a consultant in Arlington, Virginia, and an adjunct professor at George Mason University School of Law.

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