The White House’s 8 Big Tariff FlipFlops Since ‘Liberation Day’

Law firm sues Trump admin over 'Liberation Day' tariffs

(The Center Square) – A nonprofit public-interest litigation firm filed a lawsuit Monday alleging President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs require congressional approval.

Trump sued over 'Liberation Day' tariffs

President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs came under their first major legal challenge Monday, brought by a libertarian public-interest firm that argues the president overstepped his authority.  Trump’s April 2 announcement imposed a baseline 10 percent tariff on imports and targeted dozens of countries with higher “reciprocal” tariffs.  The announcement has rattled stock and bond markets, and Trump later announced the steeper tariffs would be …

On "Alex," Daughter of Swords Crafts a Cheerfully Cynical Rejoinder to Late Capitalism

When I meet Alex Sauser-Monnig, the musician who performs under the name Daughter of Swords, it’s been two days since President Trump declared “Liberation Day” and levied tariffs on imports from every country in the world. Sauser-Monnig’s new record on local label Psychic Hotline, Alex, a playful and sometimes rollicking pivot from their mellow acoustic origins, is due out in a week.As we talk on a bench beside Durham’s Ellerbee Creek Trail, sea…

Temporary Tariff Terror Examined

When President Donald Trump made his Liberation Day announcements, his harshest critics immediately declared him an economic arsonist playing with fire he didn’t understand, while his strongest acolytes insisted he was 10 moves ahead, playing 4D chess with geopolitical mastery. Both camps jumped the gun. His was the opening salvo in a high-stakes game. Sometimes, the most effective strategy isn’t conventional. Sometimes it breaks the mold. Trump…

Since April 2, Donald Trump himself named the Day of Liberation, a new chapter has opened up in world trade. If the former US President had warned us that he would re-establish customs duties that day, the surprise came from their magnitude.Three objectives, all consistent with the US President's statements of position, can explain this pronounced taste for customs duties.The first is to bail out the state's caisses. Customs duties can then be s…

Spin Cycle: And The Word Of The Day Is ‘Chaos’

Nearly two weeks after President Donald Trump announced his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariff plan, Democrats and their media surrogates finally appear to have coalesced around a narrative — and the word of the day is “chaos.” For those who don’t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to ...