Tariffs aren’t going to reverse the loss of auto jobs in the Midwest during the last 30 years. Automation, and a change in American car buyers’ preferences, cost more jobs than bad trade deals.

Barry Bernsten gave up, but he says a new generation of factory builders might use tariffs to rebuild American manufacturing.

What fueled Detroit's rise as the car capital of the world, and what led to its decline? Why does Detroit's fate lend ...