Yes, Trump Really Put Higher Tariffs on Israel Than Iran
And he did it after Israel dropped all its tariffs on American goods.
And he did it after Israel dropped all its tariffs on American goods.
A small but growing bipartisan movement in the Senate is pushing back against the president's imposition of tariffs, but there's plenty of room to go further.
The nonsensical list of territories subject to the White House's new "reciprocal" tariffs shows how amateurish the administration's new trade policy is.
What tariffs on Singapore, Brazil, and Vietnam can tell us about how Trump misunderstands the value of trade.
Lower-income families who spend the largest shares of their income on goods—and who have been badly hurt from the recent inflation—will likely suffer the most.
Trump's first trade war cost farmers $27 billion. Losses this time around could be higher.
Plus: JAQ x Batya Ungar-Sargon, Amazon's bid to purchase TikTok, and more...
If tariffs are so great, why has Trump shown a willingness to back down from his threats if other countries agree to certain conditions?
The bill faces an uncertain future, but it is a faint glimmer of hope for those hoping to limit executive power over trade.
The Trump administration says it is shameful even to suggest that immigration agents could make such errors.
The author and columnist joins the show to discuss immigration, deportations, and being a "MAGA leftist."
Polls of consumers and surveys of business owners suggest the White House has a lot of convincing to do.
The president seems optimistic. It's not clear why.
Plus: Taibbi takes on the Truth Czar, a wild tale about Ayn Rand's estate, and more...
Taxes on imports cannot possibly deliver all the benefits the president is promising.
People are allegedly being classified as gang members for tattoos of crowns, clocks, and soccer logos.
It's obvious that tariffs will harm American companies that import goods. But the losses don't end there.
Alleged criminal aliens may face legal punishment. But only after receiving due process of law.
Plus: Polyamorous cannabis regulators (and a corruption scandal), deportation misses, and more...
The president is arguing in court that journalism he doesn't like is "election interference" that constitutes consumer fraud.
The detention of Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk illustrates the startling breadth of the authority the secretary of state is invoking.
If true, then these tariffs would be the biggest peacetime tax increase in American history.
For an administration that likes to show off successful assassinations, the Trump team has been surprisingly tight-lipped about the Houthi commanders they targeted.
Donald Trump is determined to make everything from Canadian whiskey to Mexican avocados more expensive. Can anyone stop him?
Canada long relied on the U.S. for protection. Now it needs to rediscover self-reliance.
A new Justice Department rule could help "prohibited persons" who pose no threat to public safety.
When the government picks energy winners, consumers lose.
Two months after he was inaugurated, Trump has smashed many of the government's silly DEI rules. But he hasn't created a new age of meritocracy.
Plus: New York state cut off from federal funding, Phil Magness on tariffs for JAQ, and more...
The defense secretary, who shared information about imminent U.S. air strikes in a manifestly insecure group chat, thought Clinton should be prosecuted for her careless handling of sensitive information.
Economic historian Phil Magness on the real history of tariffs and why Trump is so wrong about them.
The U.S. has a real problem with overclassification. But the assertion that details about impending air strikes would not be classified strains credulity.
The Homeland Security secretary's use of El Salvador's largest prison for propaganda is unethical and an endorsement of an autocratic justice system.
Perhaps young people have become resentful of the government's massive transfer of wealth from kids to the elderly.
Trump wants to purge the federal bench of judges who disagree with him. Thomas Jefferson did too, and it didn't work out.
The president gleefully predicted that the cost to consumers could be as much as 10 times higher.
Iran isn’t building a nuclear weapon, the Trump administration says. But this hasn’t stopped the march toward war.
Plus: NPR/PBS funding possibly threatened, Trump's "war authorities," and more...
How Sanctions Work argues the consequences of economic warfare don't always serve American interests.
With the controversy over the leaked White House group chat, mainstream media have been treating secrecy as a virtue and disclosure as a vice. That’s a dangerous game.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion sound good. But DEI programs divide people more than they empower.
The latest tariffs appear to be like many before that were promised but never enacted.
After contending with COVID-era inflation, the beauty industry and consumers face more supply disruptions and price hikes under Trump’s trade war.
An unconstitutional act is still unconstitutional even if lots of people support it.
The move is an escalation of the White House's attempt to claim an unchallengeable and unreviewable amount of power.
The White House accidentally leaked military plans in Yemen to a journalist—and demonstrated how unconstitutional U.S. war making has become.
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