One of the problems with tariffs and there are many is that well-connected firms regularly win concessions that give them special advantages over others. Apple, the tech giant, is a perfect example of that phenomenon. President Donald Trump made an 11th-hour decision to spare the Apple Watch, along with certain other “data-transmission devices,” from the list of $200 billion in Chinese imports subject to tariffs imposed on Sept. 24.
The wary and partial revival of earmarks by congressional Republicans is, on balance, welcome. This is so partly because it illustrates how coping with the tran
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