Don’t Make a Dumb Trade War Any Dumber
Bloomberg reports that large-scale imports of semiconductors may pose some national security risks. Tariffs aren’t the way to deal with them.
It’s Christmas in July for trade hawks. Each day seems to bring more ill-conceived and capricious new tariffs from the White House. Sweeping import duties on semiconductors and chipmaking equipment may well be next. Any members of Congress who care about maintaining America’s competitive edge should be striving to ensure they aren’t. In April, under Section 232 of the Trade... ...
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