In today’s Both Sides Of, renowned Nobel Prize of Economics winner Jonathan Johannssen squares off against a 4Chan avatar on the subject of tariffs.

Johannssen: Tariffs implemented under the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act clearly worsened the Great Depression, and strained relationships with other countries beyond the realm of trade. There’s no good example of-

4chan avatar: Are you a jew?

Johannssen: Not that it matters, but no. Rationalize why you think tariffs are an effective tool.

4chan avatar: Man looks in the abyss, there’s nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.

Johannssen: I don’t know how to-

4chan avatar: Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?

Johannssen: Are you quoting from the Batman mov-

4chan avatar: We didn’t start the fire. It was always burning, since the world’s been turning.

Johannssen: What’s with all the 80s references?

4chan avatar: I must break you.