The madness of Trump’s Canada trade war

The greatest threat today to American manufacturing and global exports comes from China. The People’s Republic has far surpassed the United States in industrial output and competes with Washington in a Cold War II spanning many fronts, including trade, technology, military development, and proxy wars in Ukraine and elsewhere. And that’s not to mention a new superpower space race. Why, then, is the Trump administration appeasing China on trade, while picking fights with countries like Canada that are friends and allies of the United States? Why is America shaking down allies for cash and risking inflationary pressure at a time when the US economy can hardly afford more of it? The sheer irrationality and refusal to ease up lend President Trump’s trade war with Canada the aspects of a mad com