Swamp Notes: The conservative view on tariffs now
FT News Briefing3 Touko 2025

Swamp Notes: The conservative view on tariffs now

US President Donald Trump has garnered a lot of criticism since he enacted his trade war. But there are people who still defend the tariffs, including Oren Cass, chief economist of the conservative thinktank American Compass. Cass is a contributor to the FT’s opinion pages, and he joins the FT’s US national editor and columnist Edward Luce to discuss why some conservatives still find value in tariffs.


Mentioned in this podcast:

Trump has no idea what he has unleashed

Europe must choose between America and China

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Swamp Notes is produced by Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.


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