No emergency means there is no lawful basis for Trump’s imposition of the tariffs, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. Nor is there any constitutional basis for the underlying statute.
Tariffs & the US Constitution
Category: U.S. Congress
Taking the US Constitution Seriously
Everyone should be free to speak their minds and live without fear of masked men grabbing them for deportation to a hell hole in Louisiana or El Salvador, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Israeli Lawsuits Target Americans
The wave of litigation against pro-Palestine Americans could help the “non-profit killer bill” passed by Congress target opposition to Israeli policies, writes Robert Inlakesh.
Trump’s Rule by Fiat a Bipartisan Legacy
Democratic norms have been eroded for years, writes Vinnie Rotondaro, with the cooperation of the same liberal establishment that now acts scandalized by Trump’s every defiance.
CODEPINK Responds to US Senate McCarthy-Style Attack
“We must push back” — Retired Army Colonel Ann Wright takes on AIPAC-funded Tom Cotton, charging him with reckless libel.
The Chris Hedges Report: Media-Led Autocracy
Ralph Nader says that when you shut out the civic community, you shut down democracy. He places responsibility for that happening, first and foremost, on the mass media.
Trump Wants Peace in Ukraine, But Why Not in Gaza?
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies on the contradiction of Trump pursuing an end to the war in Ukraine while supporting the genocide in Palestine.
VIPS MEMO: To New DNI Tulsi Gabbard
The Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) invites new Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to consider its advice and offers her a selection of its past memoranda.
Tariffs & the US Constitution
US Border-Industrial Complex’s Bipartisan Boom
Joe Biden proactively helped build up Donald Trump’s deportation infrastructure and left office as the king of border contracts, writes Todd Miller.