Collateral Damage: How Trump Tariffs Affected Mexico, Canada, India, and Japan
When former President Donald Trump launched his bold tariff strategy in 2018, most headlines focused on the escalating U.S.-China trade war. But the global impact extended far beyond those two economic giants. Allies and key trading partners such as Mexico, Canada, India, and Japan also found themselves in the crosshairs—or caught in the fallout—of sweeping […]
Trump’s Tariff Strategy: National Security or Economic Gamble?
Meta Description: Explore Trump’s tariff use of Section 232 and 301 tariffs, their legal foundation, global impact, and whether they served national interests or risked economic fallout. When President Donald Trump took office in 2017, he inherited a global trade system that had largely favored tariff reduction and multilateral cooperation. But by the end of […]
From Smoot-Hawley to the WTO: A Century of Trade Policy Shifts
The story of U.S. trade policy over the past century is one of dramatic transformation—from the steep isolationist tariffs of the early 20th century to the multilateral agreements that now define the global trade landscape. Following the revenue-focused tariffs of the 1800s and the introduction of income tax in 1913, America entered a new chapter […]