Swamp Notes: The conservative view on tariffs now

湿地笔记:当前关于关税的保守观点

FT News Briefing

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2025-05-03

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US President Donald Trump has garnered a lot of criticism since he enacted his trade war. But there are people who still defend the tariffs, including Oren Cass, chief economist of the conservative thinktank American Compass. Cass is a contributor to the FT’s opinion pages, and he joins the FT’s US national editor and columnist Edward Luce to discuss why some conservatives still find value in tariffs.  Mentioned in this podcast: Trump has no idea what he has unleashed Europe must choose between America and China Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here Swamp Notes is produced by Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • President Donald Trump's tariffs have been popular with our columnists here at the Financial Times.

  • Our senior trade writer called them crazy and morally reprehensible.

  • Others have said they make the U.S. unstable.

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  • if you're a conservative, are tariffs still worth it?

  • Here with me to discuss this is Oren Kass.

  • He's the executive director of the conservative think tank American Compass and a contributor to the FT's opinion section.