Trump thinks tariffs can bring back the glory days of US manufacturing. Here’s why he’s wrong

By James Scott, Reader in International Politics, King's College London

The “liberation day” tariffs announced by US president Donald Trump have one thing in common – they are being applied to goods only. Trade in services between the US and its partners is not affected. This is the perfect example of Trump’s peculiar focus on trade in goods and, by extension, his nostalgic but outdated obsession with manufacturing.

The fallout from liberation day continues, with markets down around the world.…

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