Selected Writing / Technology, trade & industrial policy

The Tariff Gambit — Why the Math, Messaging and Market Strategy All Fail

Skip Middleton · Originally published on The Well News ·

The subject

Independent opinion examining the arithmetic, commercial consequences, and strategic rationale of the tariff policy debated in April 2025. A dated commentary, reflecting the policy context at publication.

Publication context

An opinion article from April 2025. It belongs to the public record of Skip’s policy commentary and reflects the tariff debate at that date. It is distinct from his technical research and from the views of affiliated organizations.

Original publication: The Tariff Gambit — Why the Math, Messaging and Market Strategy All Fail, The Well News, April 11, 2025. The date identifies the original article; this reading note does not republish or update its full text.

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