Tariffs

Trump Keeps Coming Up With Legally Dubious Tariff Justifications

Trump launched his third round of broad tariffs after his first two attempts ran into legal trouble.

Jacob Sullum | Coming: From the November 2026 issue

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Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason. He is the author, most recently, of Beyond Control: Drug Prohibition, Gun Regulation, and the Search for Sensible Alternatives (Prometheus Books).

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