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President-elect Donald Trump is the self-proclaimed “tariff man.” On the campaign trail, he has talked about tariffs of 20 percent on goods from most countries, and 60 percent on China. Now, tariffs have trade offs, especially domestically. To break it down, Ravi Agrawal is joined by a conservative economist who has long made the case for tariffs: Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of American Compass. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Matthew Kroenig: Why the World Should Stop Worrying About a Second Trump Term Keith Johnson: Everything You Wanted to Know About Trump’s Tariffs But Were Afraid to Ask Transcript: Economist Adam Posen on How Trump and Harris Differ on Economic Policy Transcript: Biden adviser Heather Boushey on whether Bidenomics is Trying to Do Too Much Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |