(NA) In a previous post, I responded to Prof. Jack Goldsmith’s critique of the recent US Court of International Trade decision striking down Donald Trump’s massive “Liberation Day” tariffs in a case brought by the Liberty Justice Center and myself. In this one, I respond to a critique by UC Berkelely law Prof. John Yoo. […]
(Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Tupungato | Dreamstime.com | Chris Kleponis | CNP | picture alliance | Consolidated News Photos | Newscom) Many prominent legal scholars and former government officials across the political spectrum have supported the lawsuit challenging Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs brought by the Liberty Justice Center and myself, and backed the recent US […]
When President Donald Trump announced a sweeping set of tariffs on nearly all imports, he promised that April 2—what the White House dubbed “Liberation Day”—would “forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn.” That’s not the way Michele Derrigo-Barnes sees it. Trump’s tariffs are “killing” small American manufacturers like hers, she tells Reason. As CEO […]
Even after scoring a huge victory against President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court last week, David Levi still isn’t sure if his small business will survive the trade war. “It’s just been exhausting how uncertain it is,” Levi, who started MicroKits in 2020 to get more kids interested in the hands-on science of electrical […]
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on April 2 instituting tariffs on a wide range of countries. ( Andrew Leyden/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom)  Last week, the US Court of International Trade issued a major ruling striking down Trump’s massive “Liberation Day” tariffs and other tariffs imposed under the the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA). […]
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday, fielding questions about the current presidential administration’s trade strategy. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D–Penn.) pressed Lutnick about President Donald Trump’s “chaotic tariff policy.” She held up a banana, imports of which are currently taxed at 10 percent. “Walmart has already increased the cost of […]
When Donald Trump first campaigned in 2015, he capitalized on a potent narrative: that China’s rise gutted American manufacturing, leaving countless blue collar communities devastated. Known now as the “China shock,” that idea paved the way for a dramatic resurgence in protectionism, culminating in sweeping tariffs including Trump’s controversial “Liberation Day” duties. Yet we continue […]
(NA) A recent Morning Consult poll indicates that the recent Court of International Trade decision striking down Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day”and other IEEPA tariffs in a case brought by the Liberty Justice Center and myself, enjoys broad public support. According to the poll, 55% approve of the ruling, while only 30% disapprove. (Morning Consult) Large […]
(NA) Since last week’s  victory in our tariff case before the US Court of International Trade, I have done more media interviews than in any other comparable period in my life. I have spoken to print reporters, TV, radio, podcast interviewers, and more. The interviews included ones with media in seven different countries, and three […]
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on April 2 instituting tariffs on a wide range of countries. ( Andrew Leyden/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom)  Stanford law professor, leading conservative constitutional law scholar, and former federal judge Michael McConnell has an excellent New York Times op ed on the cases challenging Trump’s tariffs, and their significance. An excerpt: Are President […]