Trade wars are not the answer to our problems

I admire leaders who surround themselves with very smart people. Good managers use their experts to make their organizations better.

It would seem that President Trump missed that lesson in management class. He has obviously been successful in business, successful enough to fund his own campaign. But managing a private business is different than administrating a government. The profit motive of private business is paramount to all other considerations.

Not so in government. Private business is “for the stockholders.” Governments are “for the people.” CEOs of big companies can rule by dictate a...