Whatever you think of his trade policies, President Trump had good reason not to sign the G-7 communique which capped off last weekend’s annual gathering. I’ll shortly be posting about Trump’s impact on the Western liberal order, but it’s worth having a quick read of the communique (as pasted below). Why is it worth reading?

Because the mentality of this communique is a testament to social-democratic theology and left-wing politics. I’ve added my annotations in italic.