#TradeWar
The Art of the Trade War
#TradeWar
The Art of the Trade War
Trade wars are like awkward family feuds, but instead of yelling at Thanksgiving dinner, politicians slap each other with tariffs like they're in a passive-aggressive game of economic dodgeball. One country raises steel tariffs, another retaliates with a cheese embargo, and suddenly world leaders are arguing over dairy like it's a geopolitical episode of MasterChef. Meanwhile, politicians give dramatic speeches about "protecting national interests," which loosely translates to, "We have no idea what we’re doing, but it sounds patriotic." In the end, nobody wins—except maybe smugglers and black market avocado dealers.
PENGUINS ON TARGET: Trump Tariffs Hit Uninhabited Islands in Indian Ocean
- Thursday, 03 April 2025
Critics mocked the Trump administration's tariff announcement for including Heard Island and McDonald Islands, uninhabited islands in the Indian Ocean, on its list of reciprocal tariffs. The White House included the islands, which are Australian territory, on the chart despite zero trade coming from them, simply because they were part of the countries listed. This led to ridicule on social media, with some joking that "penguins" had been "ripping off American taxpayers" for years.
