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Across these rifts, Ameri- ager Alex Cora, who also didn’t go, Vazquez is from Puerto Rico cans view each other with growing disdain and mutual incom- and doesn’t appreciate how Trump has treated the U.S. island prehension. How can you show such disrespect to our president? devastated by Hurricane Maria. In the Trump era, these boycotts shouts the tribe on one side. How can you not see how delib- have become the norm. The University of Virginia men’s basket- erately divisive your president is? responds the other. You have ball team recently refused a White House invitation. Trump an- to wonder how much uglier this will get, and how it ends. At a grily disinvited the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and the Phil- rally in Florida last week, the president pointedly noted that bor- adelphia Eagles in 2018 after black players said they would not der security agents can’t use weapons on the migrants asking for show up. They did not want to shake the hand of the presi- asylum at the border. “How do we stop these people?” Trump dent who demanded that the NFL fire the mostly black “sons of asked. “Shoot them!” one rallygoer shouted. The crowd erupted bitches” who knelt in protest during the national anthem. in cheers and laughter, and the president of the William Falk Sports, in its finest moments, can enable Americans to for- United States grinned. Editor-in-chief NEWS 4 Main stories U.S.-China trade war Editor-in-chief: William Falk intensifi es; President Managing editors: Theunis Bates, Trump meets with Mark Gimein Hungary’s autocratic Deputy editor/International: Susan Caskie leader; Barr investigates Deputy editor/Arts: Chris Mitchell Senior editors: Alex Dalenberg, the investigators Danny Funt, Michael Jaccarino, Dale Obbie, Zach Schonbrun, Hallie Stiller 6 Controversy of the week Art director: Dan Josephs Will new red-state anti- Photo editor: Loren Talbot Copy editors: Jane A. Halsey, Jay Wilkins abortion laws result in Roe Researchers: Joyce Chu, Alisa Partlan v. Wade being overturned? Contributing editors: Ryan Devlin, Bruno Maddox 7 The U.S. at a glance Chief sales and marketing officer: Russians hacked two Adam Dub Florida election systems; Executive account director: Sara Schiano Senior account director: Dana Matesich illegal arsenal seized from Midwest director: Lauren Ross Bel-Air mansion Southeast director: Jana Robinson Abortion rights protesters outside the Georgia State Capitol (p.6) West Coast director: James Horan 8 The world at a glance Associate marketing director: Kelly Dyer The far right marches Integrated marketing manager: ARTS LEISURE Lindsay LaMoore in Poland; tensions rise Marketing designer: Maureen Dougherty between the U.S. and Iran 22 Books 27 Food & Drink Research and insights manager: Joan Cheung Jared Diamond’s advice Three U.S. wine bars where Programmatic revenue and ad operations 10 People for countries in crisis the truly hip can sip director: Isaiah Ward Ali Wong on outearning Digital planner: Maria Sarno her husband; Howard 23 Author of the week 28 Travel Chief executive officer: Sara O’Connor An epic, end-to-end road Chief operating & financial officer: Stern’s shock-jock shame How Jayson Greene Kevin E. 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( Ali Wong off track; the curse of P A recruitment woes (p.10) presenteeism THE WEEK May 24, 2019 4 NEWS The main stories... The deepening U.S.-China trade war What happened Trump’s tariffs “may well take a toll The trade war between the United States on the U.S. economy, but the price and China escalated dramatically this of not confronting Beijing would week, with both nations preparing to im- be higher,” said the New York Post. pose new tariffs on hundreds of billions of China has been a serial trade cheater dollars’ worth of goods after a breakdown for decades, using its ill-gotten gains in negotiations. The Trump administration to build itself up as America’s chief raised tariffs from 10 percent to 25 per- geopolitical rival. Sure, the stock cent on $200 billion in Chinese goods, market doesn’t like tariffs. But “the including seafood, luggage, furniture, and Dow isn’t the U.S. economy.” America bicycles. In retaliation, Beijing announced is enjoying robust growth and record- that higher tariffs on $60 billion worth low unemployment. “If the country of American products, including beef, can’t afford to stand up to China now, vegetables, batteries, and electric saws, will it never will.” go into effect starting June 1. The salvo A soybean farmer in Ohio: Hard times came after months of trade talks abruptly What the columnists said deteriorated last week. American officials have accused China of Rural America was desperate for a trade deal, said Michael Hiltzik backtracking on key commitments, including changing its laws in the Los Angeles Times. Besides soybeans, prices for corn and to eliminate what the U.S. calls “market-distorting subsidies” for other commodities have also fallen to their lowest levels in decades. Chinese companies. Last year, farm bankruptcies in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana, and the Dakotas hit their highest level since 2010, and they’re The Trump administration is threatening to tax an additional expected to keep rising. “Trump’s trade war is wrecking America’s $300 billion in Chinese products, putting tariffs on virtually every farm economy.” How ironic, said Paul Krugman in The New York product China sends to the U.S., including electronics and toys. Times. Rural areas are the only parts of the country where the The trade turmoil unsettled global markets, with the Dow Jones in- president enjoys positive approval ratings. “Trump’s biggest sup- dustrial average and S&P 500 suffering their worst one-day losses porters are his biggest victims.” since January. Trump promised $15 billion in aid to farmers who have been hit hard by retaliatory measures from China, the nation’s “Trump didn’t start this trade war,” said Marc Thiessen in The second-largest agricultural market, praising the sacrifices of “our Washington Post. China did, through its years of unfair trade prac- Great Patriot Farmers” on Twitter. But Roger Johnson, president tices, such as forcing American companies to turn over their pro- of the National Farmers Union, said that the new tariffs “could not prietary technology to do business there. Trump, however, now has come at a worse time” and that temporary aid won’t undo “the the leverage in this struggle.