That is somewhat comforting, but the Left thrives within hurdles, and the Presidents other tariff avenues are fraught with time consuming technicalities and hurdles, which the Left will undoubtedly abuse to their absolute maximum benefit.
What a mess this SCOTUS decision hath wrought. Shame on Barrett, Gorsuch and Roberts for having created it.
And If only we had an actually effective Congress who could enact legislation clearly giving the President they authority he needs to save this country from ruin, but,alas, they’re the very ones who got this country into this devastating economic nightmare in the
This is a win. Not because the Court helped Trump—but because it exposed the battlefield. He still has tariffs to raise revenue. He still has Section 232, 301, 122, and more to cut deals and squeeze bad actors. What he lost was speed, not strength. And now he knows exactly who the institutional skeptics are. The Court showed its cards. The dissent showed the path forward. Trump thrives when boxed in. He builds around obstacles. Slower process means stronger record and tougher tariffs. The leverage remains. The message stands: America negotiates from power, not apology.
Tariffs are not complicated. In France, Amazon cannot discount new books by more than 5 percent. The result: France has bookstores. In America, Amazon can undercut bookstores by charging whatever it wants. The result: America barely has one national bookstore chain. Tariffs are imposed in one form or another throughout the world, because they make sense.
The fact is that Canada applies tariffs as a strategy to reduce the importation of US published books. Canada is actually implementing a new 25% tariff on books from the US in the near future. I guess Amazon will be selling a lot more books to Canadians. 😏
Excellent explanation of how the sausage actually gets made, I didn’t even have a working understanding of tariffs but if POTUS used the tool it is fine with me.
As usual, your astute analysis is spot on. Not bad for a non-lawyer, who is a better Constitutional lawyer than most. Roberts has always been a hack with an agenda of his own, which is hard to identify. Suffice it to say that it is political, nothing to do with the law. A question worth considering is how did we end up with “factions” on the Supreme Court of the United States? The system envisioned by the Founders is broken - because their assumptions about human nature were correct. We are in a desperate spot when the Court can act preemptively in matters of critical importance at the highest level and ignore insurrection in the lower courts. This is highly unlikely to end well.
Way to go Kavanaugh !!
Now go get you a beer, you deserve it..
Better yet, get a 6 pack and pour them on the heads of your 6 stupid cohorts.
That is somewhat comforting, but the Left thrives within hurdles, and the Presidents other tariff avenues are fraught with time consuming technicalities and hurdles, which the Left will undoubtedly abuse to their absolute maximum benefit.
What a mess this SCOTUS decision hath wrought. Shame on Barrett, Gorsuch and Roberts for having created it.
And If only we had an actually effective Congress who could enact legislation clearly giving the President they authority he needs to save this country from ruin, but,alas, they’re the very ones who got this country into this devastating economic nightmare in the
first place.
Ugh. 😒
This is a win. Not because the Court helped Trump—but because it exposed the battlefield. He still has tariffs to raise revenue. He still has Section 232, 301, 122, and more to cut deals and squeeze bad actors. What he lost was speed, not strength. And now he knows exactly who the institutional skeptics are. The Court showed its cards. The dissent showed the path forward. Trump thrives when boxed in. He builds around obstacles. Slower process means stronger record and tougher tariffs. The leverage remains. The message stands: America negotiates from power, not apology.
Thanks for the explanation. There are so many hot takes going out about this.
Justice Thomas also had a good response in his dissension. Both were constitutionally sound.
Justice Thomas also had a great response (opinion) in his dissension. Both were constitutionally sound.
Trust President Trump to be a few steps ahead. The administration anticipated this and were ready to alter course immediately.
Well, reading this has been a huge relief.
Tariffs are not complicated. In France, Amazon cannot discount new books by more than 5 percent. The result: France has bookstores. In America, Amazon can undercut bookstores by charging whatever it wants. The result: America barely has one national bookstore chain. Tariffs are imposed in one form or another throughout the world, because they make sense.
So tell me why American books priced higher in Canada?
Because Canada isn’t France.
The fact is that Canada applies tariffs as a strategy to reduce the importation of US published books. Canada is actually implementing a new 25% tariff on books from the US in the near future. I guess Amazon will be selling a lot more books to Canadians. 😏
Superb analysis in record time. Bravo.
Thanks for the explanation, I feel much better after reading your post.
As usual Muse, you always land with a great perspective and understanding. Love you work. 👍
Excellent explanation of how the sausage actually gets made, I didn’t even have a working understanding of tariffs but if POTUS used the tool it is fine with me.
Extremely valuable and swift explanation. Well done.
This is why I subscribe.
SCOTUS must be cleaned out!!!!
As usual, your astute analysis is spot on. Not bad for a non-lawyer, who is a better Constitutional lawyer than most. Roberts has always been a hack with an agenda of his own, which is hard to identify. Suffice it to say that it is political, nothing to do with the law. A question worth considering is how did we end up with “factions” on the Supreme Court of the United States? The system envisioned by the Founders is broken - because their assumptions about human nature were correct. We are in a desperate spot when the Court can act preemptively in matters of critical importance at the highest level and ignore insurrection in the lower courts. This is highly unlikely to end well.
Good explanation. Appreciate it! 👍