By Sam Popnik Opinions Editor Throughout US history, the idea of peaceable coercion has been a long-living one. Popularized by Thomas Jefferson with his use of the Embargo during Europe’s Napoleonic Wars, the idea to further the country’s needs through purely peaceful, typically economic means, has been a humane response to other countries unfair trade deals, disagreeable foreign and domestic policies, and dictatorial actions. All of this takes place in sanctions, penalizing a country by raising the price to buy their resources or limiting the resources available to the country. Former President Trump did this with Iran, China, Venezuela, and … Continue reading The deadly toll of U.S. sanctions