The Irish Independent’s View: Ronald Reagan’s lessons on the futility of tariffs and trade wars are lost on Donald Trump

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
We&re in the same boat with our trading partners
If one partner shoots a hole in the boat, does it make sense for the other one to shoot another hole in the boat? Some say yes, and call
that getting tough
Well, I call it stupid.& These were the words of US president Ronald Reagan in a 1987 radio address from Camp David.