Trump's 'Doll Analogy' Fuels Debate Over Tariffs and Consumer Culture

Donald Trump gets more toys than tots in Phil Hands' latest political cartoon

When asked how he might respond to the possibility of empty shelves or increased prices, President Donald Trump has responded that little girls wouldn't need so many dolls in the

'Three Dolls or Four Dolls': Misogyny, Racism and the Lies We Tell Our Children

The media is casting Donald Trump as this year’s Scrooge after he doubled down on the need for high tariffs and fewer dolls in an interview with Kristen Welker. “I don’t think a beautiful baby girl that’s 11 years old needs to have 30 dolls,” he said. “I think they can have three dolls or four dolls.” Clearly, this was an attempt to deflect from economic hardship (and buying dolls are the least of parents’ concerns when the price of essentials l…

Consumerism Is Another Great Reason To Buy Less Chinese Junk

Trump articulated a path that more Americans should follow, not just because it would make us less dependent on buying goods from China.

'Two dolls': Can Trump sell Americans on austerity?

Trump's tariffs may be threatening holiday shelves but they've handed Democrats a 'huge gift'

Tariffs and Trump's toy rebellion

The president's comments about the ideal number of dolls hold deeper truths about human fulfillment that align with his tariff policy.

The tariff war that U.S. President Donald Trump launched since the beginning of his second term, is already beginning to have important repercussions within the country’s commercial industry. In this sense, one of the world’s most important toy companies, Mattel, made an announcement about the measures they will have to take to reduce their dependence on production to China. Trump’s impact on toy production in the U.S. Matttel, the iconic compan…