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Get Ready for Zombie Tariffs

February 20, 2026

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The Real Worry About Trump’s Deals With China

Michael Schuman

October 30, 2025

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China Gets Tough on Trump

Michael Schuman

October 23, 2025

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A Nation of Lawyers Confronts China’s Engineering State

August 18, 2025

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Trump Wants a China Deal That Benefits Him, Not the U.S.

Michael Schuman

August 14, 2025

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So, About Those Big Trade Deals

August 8, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The Warped Idealism of Trump’s Trade Policy

David A. Graham

July 31, 2025

Emmanuel Macron, Mark Carney and Donald Trump pose for a family photo during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit on June 16, 2025

Trump’s Tariff Disaster

July 30, 2025

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Why China Won’t Stop the Fentanyl Trade

Michael Schuman

July 24, 2025

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Start Budgeting Now

July 11, 2025

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Why Trump Is Losing His Trade War

June 11, 2025

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What the U.K. Deal Reveals About Trump’s Trade Strategy

Scott Lincicome

May 13, 2025

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China Called Trump’s Bluff

May 12, 2025

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Trump’s Weak Position on Trade

Michael Schuman

May 8, 2025

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The Impending Doom of Trump’s Trade War

James Surowiecki

May 8, 2025

A news photo showing Donald Trump in the Rose Garden announcing "Liberation Day"

The Atlantic Daily

The Art of the Price Hike

May 7, 2025

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The Impossible Plight of the Pro-Tariff Liberals

May 7, 2025

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Trump Is Paving the Way for Another ‘China Shock’

April 29, 2025

‘You Think We’re Afraid of America?’

April 21, 2025

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What If China Wins the Trade War?

April 20, 2025

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A Trade War With China Is a Very Bad Idea

April 18, 2025

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Trump’s Bad Poker Hand

April 16, 2025

Trump’s Trade War Handed China a Strategic Advantage

Phillips Payson O’Brien

April 14, 2025

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Washington Week With The Atlantic

Trump’s Trade War Unleashes Global Uncertainty

April 12, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Cost of Chaos

April 9, 2025

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Trump Has a Screw Loose About Tariffs

April 9, 2025

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Trade Will Move On Without the United States

Michael Schuman

April 7, 2025

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Washington Week With The Atlantic

Trump’s Preoccupation With Tariffs

April 5, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Atlantic Daily

Why Canadians Are Better Than Americans at Protesting Trump Right Now

April 4, 2025

People look on as empty shelves feature with 'Buy Canadian Instead' signs after the top-five U.S. liquor brands were removed from sale at a B.C. Liquor Store.

Trump Has Already Botched His Own Bad Tariff Plan

April 4, 2025

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Trump’s Tariffs Are Designed to Backfire

April 3, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s Tariff Plan Is Going to Hurt

April 2, 2025

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No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers

April 2, 2025

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The Tariff Man Is Coming for America’s Entrepreneurs

March 27, 2025

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The Lesson Trump Is Learning the Hard Way

March 17, 2025

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How Republicans Learned to Love High Prices

Scott Lincicome

March 17, 2025

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