Although he has temporarily suspended his threatened tariffs, President Trump‘s demands for “fair trade” make no sense economically speaking. Trump‘s demands of Vietnam alone are beyond head-scratching.
Ryan Bourne This week Donald Trump declared “Liberation Day,” unveiling a barrage of tariffs that had been trailed as correcting for unfair trade practices overseas. In a theatrical Rose Garden ceremony, he presented a table, detailing a slew of new “reciprocal” tariffs targeting nations right across the globe. , Traditionally, trade reciprocity implies matching another country’s tariffs tit-for-tat. For instance, if the UK imposes a 10 percent tax on US chicken, the US would impose the same import […]
(NA) Earlier today, the Brennan Center (NYU) published my article on “Sanctuary Policies in a Federal System.” It describes what state immigration sanctuary policies are, their constitutional basis, how they might hamper Trump’s mass deportation policies, and how he can try to get around them. I also draw parallels with conservative “gun sanctuaries.” Here is an excerpt from the introduction: President Donald Trump’s new administration has made a high priority of pursuing mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. It […]
Lawmakers from both parties and both houses of Congress have launched a long-shot effort at stopping President Donald Trump’s global trade war amid the falling stock market and rising fears of a recession. Bills introduced Tuesday in the House and Senate would terminate the emergency declaration that Trump signed last week and used to impose tariffs on nearly all goods imported into the United States. “Tariffs are taxes, and the power to tax belongs to Congress—not the president,” […]
In a closely watched case, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday denied a stay to the Trump administration, which means two members of U.S. independent agencies must be reinstated. This marks another significant development in the Trump administration’s broader effort to exert control over executive agencies. The ruling in Harris v. Bessent underscores the legal and constitutional tensions surrounding federal agency independence—and could signal more shakeups ahead. lead , Brent Skorup, a legal fellow in Cato’s Robert […]
