Will Trump’s Tariffs Trigger a Recession?

The staff writer John Cassidy joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the recent meltdown of the U.S. stock market, Donald Trump’s long-standing support for tariffs, and what the potential death of an American-dominated free-trade system could mean for the global economy.  This week’s reading: “Will Trumpian Uncertainty Knock the Economy Into a Recession?,” by John Cassidy “Who Gets to Determine Greenland’s Future?,” by Louise Bokkenheuser “What’s Next for Ukraine?,” by Joshua Yaffa  “Canada, the Northern Outpost of Sanity,” by Bill McKibben “Can Americans Still Be Convinced That Principle Is Worth Fighting For?,” by Jay Caspian Kang “Donald Trump's A.I. Propaganda,” by Kyle Chayka To discover more podcasts from The New Yorker, visit newyorker.com/podcasts. To send feedback on this episode, write to themail@newyorker.com.

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Join The New Yorker’s writers and editors for reporting, insight, and analysis of the most pressing political issues of our time. On Mondays, David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, presents conversations and feature stories about current events. On Wednesdays, the senior editor Tyler Foggatt goes deep on a consequential political story via far-reaching interviews with staff writers and outside experts. And, on Fridays, the staff writers Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos discuss the latest developments in Washington and beyond, offering an encompassing understanding of this moment in American politics.