Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:___July 24The Washington Post on the new tariffs imposed by Donald TrumpIf President Donald Trump were sincere that the tariffs he imposed on Friday are aimed at cracking down on the use of forced labor, Japan and New Zealand would not be subject to the same new import taxes as China. Nor would there be a carveout for oil and gas imports.These new import taxes are unmistakably pretextual. It’s no coincidence that they were timed to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday. That’s the day another legal authority Trump has been using to impose 10 percent tariffs expired.The Trade Representative’s announcement applies tariffs from 10 percent to 12.5 percent on 60 countries, covering 99 percent of imports.The new duties fall under S