
Are Trump’s Tariffs Trying to Solve a Problem That Doesn’t Exist?
From The Opinions
Published 5/12/2025

From The Opinions
Published 5/12/2025
Jason Furman, an economist who was an adviser to President Barack Obama, believes that trade is an unmitigated good — a rarely heard opinion on the right or the left these days. In this episode of “The Opinions,” David Leonhardt, the director of the Times editorial board, pushes Furman on the…