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The Davos Crowd Gets the World Wrong Again
Reports of globalization’s death are greatly exaggerated, argues Tyler Cowen.
Tyler Cowen
This Week in Canada: The Enemy of My Enemy Is My New Friend
‘If you’re going to screw us, we have other options’ is the lesson of Carney’s trip to China—and the deal he came home with.
Rupa Subramanya
Niall Ferguson: Maduro’s Capture Takes Us Back to the Future
Interventions in Latin America. Tariffs. Antisemitism. Socialism. Corruption. Vaccines. Arms races. Welcome to the politics of 1900.
Niall Ferguson
What We Got Wrong This Year
Niall Ferguson, Tyler Cowen, Nellie Bowles, Suzy Weiss, and other Free Press writers fess up to mistakes they made this year.
The Free Press
Why the Supreme Court Might Kill Trump’s Tariffs
Trump says he can levy tariffs whenever and wherever he likes. The Supreme Court doesn’t seem so sure.
Jed Rubenfeld
Why Canada’s Reagan Video Spooked Trump
Trump still needs Reagan’s legacy to legitimize his own—even as he overtakes the Gipper as the GOP’s defining figure.
Matthew Continetti
It’s Time for the Supreme Court to Confront Trump
The tariff case being heard next week might be the biggest test of the court’s legitimacy in over 200 years. And the Constitution is clearly not on…
Charles Lane
This Week in Canada: Carney’s First 100 Days
The prime minister’s high hopes collide with a shrinking economy; the Wild West barrels into Canada; and much more. Brought to you by Rupa Subramanya.
Rupa Subramanya
Jed Rubenfeld: Trump Tests His Constitutional Limits
From tariffs and the National Guard deployments to Trump’s bombing of a Venezuelan boat and attempt to fire a member of the Fed, our legal columnist…
Jed Rubenfeld
This Week in Canada: Don’t Take an Israeli Flag to a Pride Parade
A sigh of relief on tariffs, Hamas thanks Canada again, Justin Trudeau lives his best life, and much more. Brought to you by Rupa Subramanya.
Rupa Subramanya
The U.S.–EU Trade Deal Is an Embarrassment
And not just for Europe.
Tyler Cowen
The Judges Got It Wrong: Trump’s Tariffs Are Legal
The words of a 100-year-old law are clear, says Jed Rubenfeld. So why didn’t Trump’s lawyers mention it?
Jed Rubenfeld
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