tariffs
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Supreme Court, Third Branch Of Government, Not To Be A Loyal Puppet For Autocratic Absurdity
Donald Trump views the Justice Department as his department of personal lawyers. (They are not any president’s lawyers.) He was outraged when he could not control Jeff Sessions, his attorney general, in 2017. Today, Trump filled his diaper to the brim on national television as he berated and trashed the Supreme Court. It was his… Continue reading
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Court Rules Donald Trump Is Not a Tariff Vending Machine
I was wrong. I had predicted that the Supreme Court, while ruling that a president does not have the authority to hijack tariff-making policy through the executive branch, would hand down a 5-4 decision. I had Justice Gorsuch with the conservative minority on the bench. As we know, he joined with the majority, a decision… Continue reading
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Farmers Finding Out About Tariffs The Hard Way
Farmers were duped in the 2024 presidential election. They gave away their votes for Republican promises and culture war talking points only to end up paying the price for their short-sightedness with economic losses. As it was reported last week, those rural voters who fawned over Donald Trump now will be hit by the administration’s… Continue reading
Caffeinated Politics 