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How We Lost the Trade War

Source: Yale Budget Lab, Treasury, FREDA little over six months ago Donald Trump shocked the world by announcing a huge jump in tariffs, to levels not seen since the 1930s. Most of these tariffs were clearly illegal and have been so ruled by lower courts — but it’s anyone’s guess how an extremely submissive Supreme Court will rule. Since then he has backed off some tariffs but imposed others, some on bizarre grounds — a Canadian province ran an ad he didn’t like! — creating constant uncertainty....

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