“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. And those who do remember it are usually too busy profiting from tariffs to care.”– A very tired historian, possibly unemployed due to budget cutsIn the complex theatre of global economics, the United States often plays the role of both a magnanimous benefactor and a belligerent bully. With Donald Trump’s return to political centre stage, complete with a nostalgic soundtrack of “America First,” “Make Tariffs Great Again,” and “The World Owes Us Money,” we once again find the richest kid in the global playground demanding that everyone else share their lunch or face a trade war. But when the wealthiest of nations decides it must also be the greediest, what does that portend for itself and for the rest of the class?
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