This past weekend, Ursula von der Leyen did something she rarely does: she wrote an op-ed defending one of her signature policies.
"Solid if imperfect" was how the president of the European Commission chose to describe the trade deal that she personally struck with Donald Trump in late July. It was a partial admission of defeat, acknowledging the discontent caused by the painful 15% tariff imposed on the vast majority of EU products bound for America.
