A year after the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, protectionist trade measures are getting their day in the sun. Though such measures would likely have been proposed no matter who were in office, they are particularly meaningful for Trump's administration and policy goals. Trump's administration will act on a recommendation from the International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose a set of tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels. Though the tariffs stem from an ITC investigation done under section 201 of the 1974 Trade Act launched at the behest of two solar companies in May 2017 -- and not the Trump administration -- they are in line with Trump's stated position on trade....
