Dhaka, April 11 -- Globalization helped make the United States the most prosperous country in history. But many Americans apparently did not feel (or appreciate) it, so they voted to "liberate" themselves from the system that America built. President Donald Trump is now delivering for them, and the consequences are reverberating around the world.

"Now it is our turn to prosper," Trump proclaimed on April 2, when he announced sweeping tariffs, ranging from 10% to 50%, on almost every US trading partner (plus a few uninhabited territories). China was hit with a 34% tariff, on top of the 20% duties Trump had already levied in February and March; and Japan, the European Union, and South Korea will face tariffs of 24%, 20%, and 25%, respectiv...