There is a middle ground on tariffs. But Democrats\u2019 free-trade advocacy allows Trump to play the populist<\/p>\n
To tariff or not to tariff? Today\u2019s tweet-length political discourse pretends this is a binary choice. Donald Trump has pitched across-the-board import levies as a panacea to rebuild American manufacturing, while Democrats insist the president\u2019s proposals are an attempt to crash the economy, and that their party should tout its opposition to all tariffs.<\/p>\n
But neither the policy nor politics of this moment are that neat and simple. While too few or too many tariffs can destroy economies, there is a Goldilocks zone that\u2019s just right. It\u2019s just being omitted from the conversation.<\/p>\n
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