Is Trump a socialist?
Donald Trump has spent years attacking socialism. Yet his government intervenes in prices, protects industries, acquires stakes in private companies, uses tariffs strategically, supports farmers and now even proposes direct payments to Americans.
So, is Trump becoming a socialist?
Perhaps that is the wrong question.
Behind the apparent contradiction lies a much larger transformation: after decades in which the free market was treated almost as an article of faith, insecurity, deindustrialization, economic crises and geopolitical instability are bringing the state back to the centre of…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.