Tariffs: The Never-Ending Dumb Game of Global Chicken
Just when you thought we’d reached 'The End' of Trump’s trade saga, surprise! 'We're only approaching the end of the beginning,' as new tariffs pop up faster than a bad sitcom reboot. Beefed-up levies hit India for buying Russian oil, while semiconductor tariffs get a 'loophole deluxe' makeover. Europe's confused, CEOs shrug, and the stock market is throwing a party. As Stephanie Guichard notes, there’s 'ongoing progress,' or at least that’s the happy line amid tariff chaos. Basically, the trade war is less a war, more a confusing, never-ending reality show.
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(1 of 3)Trade wars now with more plot twists and loopholes than a daytime soap—only it could bankrupt countries, not break hearts. We're all terrible drivers, but at least this mess is global and insanely unpredictable.
Imagine tariffs as socks in a dryer—constantly added, mysteriously doubled, and just as likely to disappear into a void of exemptions and confusion.
If tariffs were math homework, no one would turn it in because every problem gets a new question halfway through the test.
Source: Axios | Published: 8/7/2025 | Author: Ben Berkowitz
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