#TimWu: "…more important than #thedeal itself is the approach. It hints at a new era in economic policy for the United States that is centered on a paramount leader (Mr. #Trump) actively picking winners and losers. To be sure, the federal government, usually by way of Congress, has previously practiced #industrialpolicy. But the #centralization of policy in the president would be something different: more like a command economy, which in the United States might be called #commandcapitalism."

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Opinion | In Trump’s Economy, Trump Gets to Pick the Winners and Losers

The TikTok controversy reveals how administration seems intent on managing the economy.

The New York Times