Tariffs have become a mile-marker for Donald Trump’s second term as President. Growing up in New Jersey, the man was cemented in my mind as a casino-owner and builder. Who would have thought, years ago, that he’d become President—not once, but twice? Yet here we are. Now, let me be clear: I agree with his policies. Something is broken in this country. Many people feel America isn’t doing well. We transitioned, somewhere around the Clinton era, from an industrial economy to what’s now labeled a service economy. And now, tariffs have made a grand reappearance, though they seem widely misunderstood. From Union Work to Economic Turmoil, as I Recall Some of the best years of my life were as a union employee. Starting in the building trades, I grew solidarity in protecting the very infrastructure that cemented (pun intended) countless jobs in the United States. Back then, union members—who traditionally supported Democrats—stayed surprisingly quiet when Bill Clin...
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