I was trying to figure out what the argument behind all these tariffs. As with trump it’s just such broad strokes. I didnt go so deep. But found this idea that globalists have taken over the narrative, perhaps the most compelling. I do not feel confident yet to say what my opinion is… but here is a blurb i found at the very least worth a ponder.
-Reevaluating Free Trade Ideology – Over the past 30-40 years, globalization and free trade agreements (like NAFTA and the WTO framework) became dominant, with the assumption that lowering trade barriers would benefit all nations. However, critics argue this led to job losses in developed countries and a race to the bottom in wages and environmental standards. Trump’s tariffs challenged this narrative, suggesting that protectionist measures could be a legitimate tool for recovering the US economy, manufacturing, and return of jobs.-
Basically the way im understanding it is that while making these tariffs will result in immeadiate turmoil, the long term will create more stability through self sustaining ones country. That actually this was how the world was run for centuries, where countries made their decisions on tariffs based on their countries self interest and that this created a healthier world. That globalism has created a race to the bottom effect.