Free Trade
Trump’s new tariff plan still asserts a crisis that does not exist
President Donald Trump's original plan for addressing the purported threat posed by the longstanding U.S. trade deficit, which the Supreme Court rejected in February, involved declaring an imaginary emergency to justify…
Trump may waive the Jones Act for oil shipments. Repeal it instead.
One of the spillover effects of the recently launched war in Iran is higher energy costs: The prices of oil and gas have risen considerably since President Donald Trump piggybacked on Israel's bombing campaign. Now,…
Liberty Justice Center Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Section 122 Tariffs
NA Today, the Liberty Justice Center filed, Burlap and Barrel, Inc. v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's massive new Section 122 tariffs. LJC is the same group that I worked with on V.O.S. Selections v. Trump,…
Iran war sparks the world’s most severe energy crisis since the 1970s
The world faces the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s, thanks to the U.S./Israeli war with Iran. The war has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical choke point between the Persian Gulf and the Indian…
Trump’s newest tariffs are ‘unrestrained executive power’
President Donald Trump's latest attempt to impose tariffs without congressional approval "is as lawless as" the previous tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court last month. That's the argument made by the…
Twenty-Four States Led by Oregon File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Section 122 Tariffs
NA Today, 24 states led by the state of Oregon filed the first lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's massive new Section 122 tariffs, which would impose 15% tariffs on most imports from nations around the world. The case is…
Small businesses still waiting for refunds after SCOTUS strikes down Trump tariffs
After being charged billions of dollars under President Donald Trump's unlawful tariff scheme, American business owners are now facing the prospect of a lengthy, costly process to obtain refunds—payments that some expect…
Trump’s trade war gets mixed up with his actual war in Iran
No Spain, no gain? It was probably inevitable that President Donald Trump's trade war would eventually get mixed up in his actual war. Earlier this week, Spanish officials said they would prohibit American forces from…
This taxation is looking a lot like theft
There is a word to describe the illegal taking of money or property, followed by a refusal to return the stolen goods. Theft. Now, as a libertarian, I am effectively obligated to remind you here that, yes, all taxation is…
Society for the Rule of Law Podcast About the Tariff Decision.
NA I did a Society for the Rule of Law podcast about the Supreme Court's ruling in our tariff case. Greg Nunziata, Executive Director of the Society, interviewed me. We covered all major aspects of the decision, its…
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