Aug. 24: Trump Starts a Race and a New Trade War
Trump used a rarely invoked 1930 law to hit $20 billion in Canadian goods, and Mark Carney promised dollar-for-dollar retaliation.
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Editorial: A 'Dumb' Trade War Just 'Got Dumber'
President Trump's renewed trade fight with Canada is taking flak from the left and right in two opinion pieces. On the right, the conservative editorial page of the Wall Street Journal doesn't mince words, asserting that "the dumbest trade war in history" just "got dumber." The piece recounts how Trump...
Trump Loses Another War. Tabs, Mon., Aug. 24, 2026
Tabs gifs by Martini Glambassador!Good morning! Where to even begin … So, uh, what’s going on with the ridiculously pathetic breakdown of trade talks between the United States and, um, Canada? Here’s a primer! [Washington Post]And Paul Krugman on why Trump is going to lose the trade war he started. [Paul Krugman]And Trump’s airheaded twit Transportation Secretary Sean “Real World” Duffy sayin it’s dumb for Canada to start a trade war with Americ…
Why Trump Will Lose His Trade War with Canada
Paul Krugman: “On the face of it, the opponents — I still have to rub my eyes at the idea of Canada as an enemy — appear extremely unevenly matched. The U.S. economy is a dozen times larger than Canada’s. We buy three-quarters of their exports, while they buy only about a sixth of ours. […]
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