There is nothing remotely freeing about April 2, the day Donald Trump coined “Liberation Day” by signing an executive order implementing tariffs on about 60 countries worldwide. Despite his intentions, the only things being liberated are the bills from our wallets and the success of the stock market. Tariffs, or a tax businesses pay on products imported or exported from other countries, have existed for a long time. Using tariffs this widespread and simultaneously? I’m not sure if that’s a tried-and-true plan, and by the looks of our economy right now, I’d guess it’s not exactly sound. The Liberation Day executive order essentially outlined two tariff plans, the first being a base-line tariff of 10% applied to almost all imports — except those from Canada and Mexico. The second plan is a reciprocal tariff system, in which 57 countries that have high tariffs themselves or have economically hurt the U.S. will receive a tariff. That tariff percentage is determined upon the U.S. trade de...