The Corner, Friday: “Why Does the U.S. Still Have Tariffs on Steel from Ukraine?”

The U.S. Department of Commerce, today: “Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the United States of America will be temporarily suspending 232 tariffs on Ukrainian steel for one year. Ukraine’s steel industry is uniquely important to the country’s economic strength, employing 1 in 13 Ukrainians with good-paying jobs.”

This is a small triumph for common sense. Now that the Department of Commerce has established the habit of responding to questions in Corner posts, perhaps Secretary Raimondo will get in the habit of reading the whole site and who knows what other policies might change…