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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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. …
‘Everyone Is Terrified’ of Trump
“Capitol Hill Republicans, corporate America and White House allies are terrified about what’s next in President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. But they fear Trump’s wrath even more,” Politico reports. “Republican lawmakers are signaling they’re willing to tolerate the pain for now, despite the economic fallout back home. Lobbyists, who are quietly prodding the same lawmakers to defend their interests, don’t want to have a target on their …
Trump voters got exactly what they wanted — so why are people complaining?
This week, Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs that the Associated Press called “a historic tax hike that could push the global order to a breaking point,” and what I want to know is this: Why are we still wondering what Trump voters want?He promised. He delivered. What’s the mystery?I ask, because our discourse seems to be invested in the idea that his supporters don’t really want this, and I don’t just mean his hardcore supporters. We …
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