The irony at the heart of Biden's trade policy

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When former House Speaker Tip O'Neill wisely observed that, "All politics is local," electric vehicles (EVs) were still a futuristic dream of U.S. automakers. But that truism lies at the core of a current rift between the U.S. and its closest European and Asian allies over "America First" policies on EVs, batteries and other renewable technologies. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a multiyear $369 billion program that subsidizes U.S. EV automakers, EV batteries and other green technologies with "Buy American" provisions, has angered both European and Asian allies. During his state visit earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron, amid…

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