More than two weeks have passed since President Trump’s much-heralded “Liberation Day.” In the President’s telling, this was the day when the United States, armed with steep tariffs imposed on nations across the globe, would stand athwart the forces of globalism that have corroded American industry and fueled the rise of a militant China and other nations at the expense of the United States and yell “stop.” Liberation Day was not only to be a blow to China, but also to the professional class, who from the comfort of their air-conditioned desk jobs signed off on the dismantling of American industry in exchange for cheap goods made abroad.
Share this post
On Tariffs, Domination, and a Better Way
Share this post
More than two weeks have passed since President Trump’s much-heralded “Liberation Day.” In the President’s telling, this was the day when the United States, armed with steep tariffs imposed on nations across the globe, would stand athwart the forces of globalism that have corroded American industry and fueled the rise of a militant China and other nations at the expense of the United States and yell “stop.” Liberation Day was not only to be a blow to China, but also to the professional class, who from the comfort of their air-conditioned desk jobs signed off on the dismantling of American industry in exchange for cheap goods made abroad.