Trade, Tariffs, and Tech – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

There is an argument for the Trump tariffs, but the risks are too great relative to the uncertain rewards

Trade, Tariffs, and Tech – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Skip to content Trade, Tariffs, and Tech Monday, April 7, 2025 Listen to Podcast Listen to this post : Log in to listen Pretend, if you can, that the last week didn’t happen (a tall order for the Stratechery demographic, I know), and imagine another scenario: China invades Taiwan. What happens then? I’m not a military expert, but my assumption is that China would be successful; the biggest unknown variable would be time. If the U.S. does not intervene the conflict would be shorter; if the U.S. does the conflict would be l

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