My Response to Roman Iospa’s opinion piece — entitled “This isn’t a trade war — it’s tough love to save the future”

In Roman Iospa’s opinion piece — titled “This isn’t a trade war — it’s tough love to save the future,” Iospa claims that the global trade system is “broken,” and that Trump’s tariffs are necessary to prepare for a future defined by automation. As it pertains to the U.S. economy, Iospa’s thesis rests on several highly speculative assumptions that are discussed here.