Hello, and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.
I'm Rosie Bloor.
And I'm Jason Palmer.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
We all know that British society is ribbon with class divides.
Or perhaps not.
According to a new study, it may be more integrated than you think, particularly if you compare it to America.
And there used to be a big part of the online world that was blissfully free of politics.
Food and fashion and travel influencers just kept their alignments to themselves.
That's changing as a generation of conservative influencers comes out and is proud.
First up though.
The global trade war is on.
At midnight, America's sweeping tariffs came into force.
Speaking at the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner,
Donald Trump said that some countries have tried to negotiate.
But others have retaliated and none more fiercely than China, which has vowed to fight to the end.
In an escalating conflict, Chinese goods entering the US now carry a levy of 104%.
In Trump's first term, he granted some companies an exemption from American tariffs.
This time, there is no such reprieve.
And among the firms caught in the crossfire is Apple, one of America's most popular and profitable companies.