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Trade rules are deeply flawed but Trump’s tariff fixation is hurting America and the rest of the world

  • Written by Kevin P. Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy; Director, Global Development Policy Center, Boston University
New steel tariffs could hit the Tenaris seamless pipe mill in Bay City, Texas, hard.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

There’s no end in sight to the tariffs President Donald Trump will impose on imports from the nation’s best customers.

He has hiked tariffs on goods and services from China, Canada, Mexico, Europe and beyond, prompting a wave of...

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