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Sizing Up the Trade War

Sizing Up the Trade War
In an aerial view, shipping containers are organized at the Houston Port of Authority in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 10, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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Many people who have supported President Donald Trump and cheered on the first 10 days of executive orders are deeply squeamish about the sudden trade war. Trump has suddenly imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, long before taking any action on taxes and before deregulation in the United States has taken effect. Even people who are concerned about issues of international trade and U.S. manufacturing worry that all of this is too much, too soon.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]