Video of Cato Institute Virtual Event on "Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power"

I spoke along with my Cato colleague Walter Olson.

Today the Cato Institute held a virtual event on "Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power." Cato Institute Senior Fellow Walter Olson and I discussed Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs attempting to leverage the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977  (IEEPA),  the lawsuit against them brought by the Liberty Justice Center and myself on behalf of five US businesses harmed by the tariffs, nondelegation, the general problem of abuse of emergency powers, and other related issues.  Brent Skorup of Cato (who is also a former student of mine!) moderated, and asked some great questions. Here is the video:

 

I have gone over the legal issues raised by Trump's IEEPA tariffs in greater detail in my Lawfare article, "The Constitutional Case Against Trump's Trade War." See also my post on why these tariffs threaten the rule of law, an issue we discussed at the Cato event.

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[Roger S]

I am just assuming that the Trump-haters disapprove of what Trump is doing.

[thesafesurfer]

The credibility of the people and institutions involved is highly questionable.

[bye]

First a cold shower
Tariffs in American History
John Steele Gordon
Author, An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power

https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/tariffs-in-american-history/

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Poor Ilya. Imagine still being the homeliest looking in that triad of geeks.

[Supremacy Claus]

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