The Supreme Court tried
to disarm Trump's tariff revolution. Treasury Sec. Bessent declared
Hamilton's system the foundation of sovereignty. Meanwhile, 60 nations
answered Trump's call at the Board of Peace. One system is dying.
Another is born.
Susan Kokinda
Susan Kokinda argues Trump’s response to the Supreme Court tariff ruling
points beyond China to “foreign interests” tied to British Empire's Adam
Smith free-trade ideology, defended by the US Chamber of Commerce and
Cato Institute. She cites Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and
Ambassador Jamieson Greer framing the administration’s approach as
Hamiltonian economic sovereignty, and says tariffs will continue under
other laws, including a new 10% global tariff. She contrasts this with
Thursday’s Board of Peace meeting, where 60 nations backed “peace
through construction,” funding housing, security, and development,
rejecting Kissinger-style managed conflict. She warns midterm
demoralization risks ending Trump’s agenda.