💬 Opinion Sep 23, 2026 · Anne O. Krueger

Trump’s 21st-Century Mercantilism

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Since his return to the White House, Donald Trump has turned his back on the free-market principles that the United States spent decades championing. In doing so, he threatens to dismantle the economic order that helped produce unprecedented growth in global output and trade.

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