This question could change the course of Trump’s trade war — if only we would ask it

Advanced ➔ Results Outside the BoxOpinion: This question could change the course of Trump’s trade war — if only we would ask itAre Trump’s tariffs ethical

By any measure, no —but here’s how they could be

ETResizeListen(8 min)Are Trump’s tariffs ethical

By any measure, no — but here’s how they could be

Photo: brendan smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration’s significant shift in U

Tariff policy has roiled international with its severity and on-again-off-again nature

Recent legal challenges disrupted President Donald Trump’s trade strategy, so his administration has moved swiftly to overturn them

Regardless of how the courts rule, there are serious doubts whether such tariffs are ethical

Tariffs fail justice due to their inequities

They use people as a means to an end and erode the United States’ global standing

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