The little-known legal trick Trump is using to doom the economy: Nobel economist (opens in new tab)

announced its latest attempt at levying extensive tariffs on countries around the world. This time, it is justifying the move by taking advantage of a little-known section of the 1974 Trade Act that allows the application of tariffs against countries accused of being too lenient on trading goods produced with forced labor. While this round of tariffs is more likely to hold up in court than previous efforts, Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman warns that it is just another of President Donald...