Another week, another economic battlefront opened. The Trump administration has officially imposed new tariffs targeting Canada, Mexico, and China, citing their failure to curb the deadly fentanyl trade. The breakdown is as follows: 10% tariff on energy imports from Canada and China 25% tariff on all other imports from Canada and Mexico The White House is framing this as a necessary move to pressure these nations into action against fentanyl production and smuggling. But is this really about drugs, or is this just another chapter in the long-simmering trade war that never truly ended? The Fentanyl Off-Ramp: Real or Just Political Theater? Trump’s justification for these tariffs revolves around fentanyl, an issue that has devastated American communities. According to his…
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