Argentina Offers a Cautionary Tale About Tariffs and Peanuts
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A 2019 protest against tariffs in Buenos Aires.
Photographer: Franco Fafasuli/Getty Images South AmericaThe word of the day is “tariffs” as the world awaits specifics on what exactly President Donald Trump is planning next in his trade war. Here, Stacey Vanek Smith has some history about what happened when Argentina issued strict levies. Plus: Changes in Elon Musk’s empire, and why China is pushing vocational schools. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up .
On this “Liberation Day,” as Donald Trump has named it, before a 4 p.m. White House announcement on the president’s long-touted tariffs, I can’t stop thinking about Argentine peanuts.