A more interconnected world is inevitable, and Trump’s repeated tariff reversals underscore this reality - Spencer Fernando

A more interconnected world is inevitable, and Trump’s repeated tariff reversals underscore this reality - Spencer Fernando

There are many reasons Trump's trade agenda and overall approach to other nations is backfiring, but one stands above all: He is fighting against forces that are, in the long term, inevitable. I'm not talking about some shadowy group or conspiracy, rather, I'm talking about the long-term trend of greater human interconnectedness. Organized groups of humans have evolved from tiny tribes, which then became larger tribes, small communities, small t…