Cultural Perspective

Cultural Perspective

The Weekly Brief - The Trade War Is Now a Legal War

Universalism is dying—and the trade war is proof.

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Way Yuhl
May 30, 2025
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If you’ve been following the news, you’ve seen a pattern emerge: the trade war hasn’t ended, it’s simply found new arenas. Once fought with tariffs, it’s now fought in courtrooms. Once framed as economic policy, it now exposes a deeper cultural rupture.

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