Why America Is Acting This Way on Trade: A Globotics Shock, a Failed Social Policy, and Middle-Class Fury

Why America Is Acting This Way on Trade: A Globotics Shock, a Failed Social Policy, and Middle-Class Fury

An attempt to divine the political roots of Trump's trade and tariff policies.

White House Taking Major Actions on Trade Policy

On the same day he took the oath of office, President Trump signed a package of Executive Orders, which he collectively named “America First Trade Policy,” These orders instructed federal agencies to examine the causes for the United States’ trade deficit, other countries’ compliance with trade agreements, unfair trade practices undertaken by other countries, and policy proposals to address the harms inflicted on American workers and businesses.…