Tariffs used to fix a nonemergency

Tariffs used to fix a nonemergency

The Trump administration is using Humpty Dumpty rules to justify its new tariffs. The anthropomorphic egg famously said in the Lewis Carroll novel “Through the Looking-Glass,” “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” For the Trump team, that word is “emergency.” President Trump has imposed sweeping global tariffs based on his purported authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of …

Trump is using emergency law to impose tariffs. Is that legal?

The act has traditionally been used to place sanctions on countries, companies and individuals. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Tariffs Explained: How They Work and Why Trump Is Using Them Again

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at USFSP chapter. In 2025, tariffs are back at the center of American politics—and they’re not just trade tools. As former President Donald Trump settles into his second term, he’s reintroducing a familiar economic strategy: imposing steep tariffs on foreign imports, particularly from countries he believes are undermining the United States’ economic and national security interests. …