A Dictator’s Trade War, Not a Diplomat’s Strategy Donald Trump’s economic policies have never been about stability, strategy, or even sanity. But his latest tariff scheme—reckless, irrational, and economically suicidal—takes his authoritarian ambitions to a whole new level. What we’re witnessing isn’t just bad policy. It’s a financial war on working Americans dressed up in red, white, and blue. At first, Trump’s defenders tried to spin his exorbitant tariffs as a clever negotiating tactic. “He’s just playing hardball to level the playing field,” they said. But now that the dust has cleared, even some of his usual allies are admitting the obvious: Trump isn’t negotiating. He’s detonating. Even His Allies Are Jumping Ship Former Reagan official Paul Craig Roberts—no bleeding-heart…

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