Tariffs Undermine Anti‑Woke Coalition

The author argues the right’s embrace of protectionism and 'class‑war' rhetoric ('MAGA communism') will cause a growth shock that discredits anti‑DEI reforms and hands momentum to a left‑populist successor. He ties economic missteps to geopolitical fallout, predicting the erosion of Pax Americana. — If populist tariffs boomerang into recession and geopolitical retreat, they could reorder U.S. coalitions and global stability far beyond trade policy.