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. Published: July 1, 2025 at 2:23 p. 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. Show Conversation (0)Back To TopCopyright © 2025 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved.
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