Tariffs! Tariffs! Tariffs!

The Globe and Mail

66 million years ago, a 10-kilometer-wide asteroid obliterated the dinosaurs—and most of life on Earth—with one clean hit to the Yucatán. Firestorms, tsunamis, and a sun-choking dust cloud followed. Nature called IT and was told to turn Earth off and back on again.

82 days ago (as of writing this), a new president destroyed the U.S. economy—and most of the world’s economy with it—with one clean hit to trade. Firestorms, tsunamis, and a sun-choking dust cloud followed. Trump called Elon Musk, and together, they pressed CTRL+ALT+DELETE. His tariffs crashed into the global economy like an orange tantrum—shattering trade systems, triggering retaliation, and raising prices across the board.

Unlike the asteroid, which at least had the decency to kill everything quickly, Trump’s economic impact lingers like a bad sequel.