Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Economics: Masterplan or Machismo?

Donald Trump's return to the White House marks not a chaotic rerun of his first term, but the implementation of a meticulously authoritarian economic doctrine. This comprehensive essay explores how Trump, flanked by nationalist ideologues like J.D. Vance and Peter Navarro, is systematically transforming global economics into a zero-sum game of dominance and fear. With tariffs, financial coercion, weaponized subsidies, and institutional erosion at the core, Trump is remaking the global economic order in his image — one where loyalty is bought, dissent is punished, and prosperity becomes a presidential prerogative. This isn't economics. It's economic warfare.

This isn't a masterplan. It's a scorched-earth campaign — where economic might is wielded not for prosperity, but for power, obedience, and retribution. 

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