US EditionTrump’s tariff push is a race against time, and potential voter backlash
- President Trump unveiled global tariffs on April 2, 2025, aiming to reshape international trade relations.
- Trump's administration believes other countries unfairly advantaged their industries, creating trade imbalances.
- The new tariff regime, estimated to cost the average household $3,800, flips decades of lower trade barriers.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said tariffs will raise prices; Mathew Hall said, "I believe in the long term, it's going to be good."
- Economists warn tariffs could slow the U.S. Economy, potentially leading to voter backlash and a recession.
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Here's what Trump is really up to with high-stakes tariff gambit
Let us be honest: When most people hear "tariffs," they think about price hikes and trade wars. But the Trump administration’s latest tariff rollout is not merely a knee-jerk protectionist move—it is part of a far broader strategy.What is actually in play here is a high-stakes effort to build up leverage and resources to manage America’s debt, reset its industrial base, and renegotiate its standing in the global order.HOW WE GOT TO LIBERATION DA…
Trump’s tariffs are not ‘common sense’—and they’re putting America’s credibility and ‘exorbitant privilege’ at risk
Among economists, a wide range of opinions prevails, with perhaps one exception: the embrace of free trade. Countries that trade freely produce more, consume more, and have higher incomes. Not surprisingly, economists generally oppose tariffs, which are nothing more than a tax on international transactions. They are beggar-thy-neighbor policies, used by countries who think they can boost their own economies by leaving other countries worse off. …
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