Trump Is Slapping a 50 Percent Tariff on Home Appliances
Refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, washing machines, and dryers are among the products subject to the president’s 50 percent tariff on imports derived from aluminum and steel.
Refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, washing machines, and dryers are among the products subject to the president’s 50 percent tariff on imports derived from aluminum and steel.
It’s not the only way the Republican senator is closer to democratic socialism than to traditional conservatism.
Like King Charles, he is abusing emergency powers to impose taxes without legislative authorization.
Most Americans, it turns out, do not think it is a good use of taxpayer money, according to a recent poll.
Triple-digit bilateral tariffs have been brought down to double digits. Negotiations on semiconductors and rare earth elements will continue.
A spiritual successor to the Drug Wars game that proliferated on high school graphing calculators
Two business owners are suing the city of Perth Amboy for using eminent domain to seize their property based on unsubstantiated allegations of blight.
The budget legislation is full of other expensive provisions that will add trillions to our sky-high national debt.
And the stuff you get is of the government’s choosing—not yours.
Even if the president was joking in both cases, he already has used his powers to punish people whose views offend him.
It's disappointing. But the court will hear the case on the merits on an expedited basis, and we have a strong case.
A new law creates an apprenticeship program allowing unlicensed Iowans to make an income from providing cosmetology and barbering services.
Attorney Laura Powell of Californians for Good Governance joins the show to discuss the civil unrest in Los Angeles following federal immigration raids.
The White House is promising higher growth, but tariffs, borrowing, and rising interest rates will be a drag on those expectations.
Brentwood business owners are challenging the city’s definition of blight in an ongoing lawsuit against city officials' use of the dubious designation to invoke eminent domain.
The article describes how the two can be mutually reinforcing, building on lessons from previous episodes in constitutional history.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is petitioning the government to throw roadblocks in his rivals' way.
Yoo's criticisms are off the mark, for a variety of reasons. But, tellingly, he actually agrees Trump's IEEPA tariffs are illegal, merely disagreeing with the court's reasons for reaching that conclusion.
The CIT ruling is much stronger than Prof. Goldsmith contends. The same is true of a related ruling by federal District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras.
Most imports to the U.S. are raw materials, intermediate parts, or equipment—the stuff that manufacturing firms need to make things.
Next week could be a pivotal one, as a federal appeals court could decide whether to restore an injunction against Trump's tariffs.
This crucial procedural issue is now before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Its resolution will determine whether the tariffs are immediately suspended, or get to continue so long as the case is stil being litigated.
In a petty, public war of words, Trump threatens to cut off federal support to Musk's companies after the billionaire attacked his deficit-busting budget bill.
Italy is full of treasures from the ancient world, but its government is discouraging their discovery.
Plus: A cynical take on Zohran Mamdani, Florida's drinking water threatened, and more...
In a 1978 appearance at Utah State University, the Nobel Prize–winning economist provided the perfect retort to those who blindly argue we should "build in America."
A new comprehensive review finds the negative effects of trade with China have been significantly exaggerated.
Plus: A love letter to the heavy metal band Slayer.
Fusionism holds that virtue and liberty are mutually reinforcing, and that neither is possible in any lasting or meaningful way without the other.
The poll finds 55% approve and only 30% disapprove of the recent ruling against his IEEPA tariffs.
A leading conservative legal scholar explains why striking down Trump's IEEPA tariffs is vital to protecting the separation of powers.
That total will rise to about $3 trillion once the interest costs of more borrowing are included.
House members who discovered objectionable elements only after voting for the package nevertheless underline the unseemly haste of the legislative process.
As the prosecution rests in the OneTaste case, the defense lays out the free speech implications if the government succeeds.
The president treats legal constraints as inconveniences that can be overridden by executive fiat.
The issue has long polarized a city that is dominated by liberal and progressive politics and politicians, some of whom have confronted that good intentions do not equal good outcomes here.
Paul said he refuses to support "maintaining Biden spending levels," and Musk said the Trump-backed tax bill is "a disgusting abomination."
Probably yes, says Jed Rubenfeld; no, says Philip Zelikow.
Links to my writings about our case against Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs and related issues.
Plus: Drilling in the Alaskan wilderness, Harvard tries "wastefulness" argument, Stephen Miller tells on himself, and more...
Trump's trade war has created a carve-out bonanza for industries with political connections and big lobbying budgets.
The MAGA loyalty that Trump demands is anathema to everything that originalism is supposed to be about.
The real case for free trade is not "my enemies hate it" or "it's cheaper for me, personally" but "it makes the world richer, freer, and more peaceful."
Out-of-control housing costs helped Trump win the 2024 election. Is he about to make the problem worse?
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