Eduardo Porter
Columnist and Editorial Writer at The Washington Post
Editorial writer and columnist at The Washington Post. Formerly of NYT, WSJ & Bloomberg. Author of "American Poison” and “The Price of Everything.”
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter
Searching for a rationale to President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs is a fool’s errand. The arguments offered to justify his attack on global trade — to boost factory jobs, raise money, provide leverage and cut deals with other countries — don’t just lack sense, they contradict each other. His tariffs will impoverish the world and push other countries into the arms of America’s strategic rival: China. They will not change the behavior of penguins.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter
Trump just handed the global auto market to China (washingtonpost.com) Trump just handed the global auto market to China By Eduardo Porter 2025040210450000 Protectionists have a long history of ignoring economics when it comes to trade. Unsurprisingly, their policies often end up mugged by reality, producing awkward unexpected consequences and failing to deliver on their stated objectives: promoting domestic production and jobs.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Eduardo Porter
8 hours agoTrump's Tariff Spectacle | Good Climate Change? | Everyone Is At Risk Of Being Sent To El SalvadorPresident Trump plans to unveil his economy-killing tariffs in a splashy Rose Garden event fit for reality television, and he wants us to believe that climate change is going to be good for the world, while his administration is snatching people off the street and sending them to a prison in El Salvador without due process.
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4 weeks ago |
almendron.com | Eduardo Porter
As the sun was setting on the 20th century, Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright proudly declared the United States to be the “indispensable nation”, essential to protecting world order. Just over a decade later, her successor Hillary Clinton doubled down, proclaiming a “new American Moment” in which “our global leadership is essential”.
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4 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Eduardo Porter
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