How a man described as ‘dumber than a sack of bricks’ came to dominate global trade policy

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Peter Navarro is arguably the key adviser to Trump when it comes to trade policy. Elon Musk called him “a moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks” but he’s probably the most consequential economist in the world right now. 75-year-old Peter Navarro is the intellectual driving force behind global tariffs and Donald Trump’s attempt to rewire the global trading system. He wangled his way into Maga hearts with his 2011 book “Death by China” (later a documentary) which paints China as the great Satan of world trade. In it, Navarro argues that Beijing engages in unfair trade practices, from...