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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
This Week in Canada: The King’s Land Acknowledgment
Plus: Tariffs off, tariffs on. Canada’s oil goes to China. Bono loves us. And more.
Rupa Subramanya
America the Unreliable
Thanks to Trump, decision-makers in foreign capitals and corporate boardrooms have realized they can’t depend on the U.S. government. And there is no…
Yuval Levin
This Week in Canada: Trump and Carney’s Odd Bromance
A terror suspect gets house arrest at a mosque, a beautiful Golden Dome, and much more. Brought to you by Rupa Subramanya.
Rupa Subramanya
Letters to the Editor: Three Reactions to Our Ode to Ozempic
Plus: a defense of good cops who see too much of what’s bad in the world, and more.
The Free Press
The Intellectual Godfathers of Protectionism
Once shunned, globalization’s doubters turned out to be right about its destructive economic and social consequences. What do they think of what Trump…
Joe Nocera
Kevin O’Leary: Tariffs on Chinese Goods Should be 400 Percent
China has never complied with the rules of international trade. It’s time to hold them accountable.
Kevin O’Leary
Niall Ferguson: Donald Trump Is Crushing His To-Do List
But is he crushing the economy in the process?
Niall Ferguson
Bari’s Picks of the Week: Storm Warnings
Under duress, I’ve been forced to pick just a handful of must-reads from the dozens of stories we’ve published this week. Take a look.
Bari Weiss
With Tariffs, It’s the Uncertainty, Stupid
‘So long as uncertainty reigns,’ said one chief executive, ‘money will stay on the sidelines.’
Peter Coy
The Trump White House and the New Opium Wars
The unraveling of U.S.–China economic ties echoes a darker chapter of history, when a trade dispute between the East and the West escalated into the…
Eli Lake
Think You Can Guess Trump’s Next Move? Think Again.
There is no policy. No plan. No logic. There is only Donald Trump.
Matthew Continetti
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