Look at the 'debate' over tariffs

Every objective measure in 2025 and 2026 points to a net positive—because this is the world’s geoeconomic game now.

Everyone is playing it. That’s why “open vs. closed” is no longer just ideology—it’s incentives and survival. Exporters and their partner economies still have to answer one real question: can the product survive higher prices in the consumer market?

Here’s the good news: if the product is genuinely excellent, people will still buy it. In some cases, they’ll do more than buy it—they’ll travel to the source.

That’s been true for decades with places like France and Italy: iconic goods turn into gravity. People purchase abroad, they purchase in major hubs, they purchase because the product carries status, craft, and identity.

Even when import costs rise, it often doesn’t stop demand in cities like New York City. It just changes where and how the buying happens—flagship stores, travel purchasing, timing, substitution at the margin, and more premium concentration.

Everything else has been noise.
The data and evidence are visible to anyone willing to look.

That’s why a ruling that strikes down tariffs would be a major tell—not because disagreement is impossible, but because if the system chooses to weaken its own leverage in a world where everyone else is using leverage, you’ll know something is deeply off.

It would signal a willingness to self-inflict damage while competitors consolidate advantage.

And if there isn’t such a ruling, that shouldn’t surprise anyone.
It’s simply rational.