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Trump's Tariffs Usurp the Legislature's Tax Power: The President's Far-Reaching Sweeping Import Levies Have No Basis in the Statute He Cites

Politics, Moderate / Jacob Sullum /

Watching the stock market fluctuate wildly in response to President Donald Trump's constantly changing tariff plans, you might wonder why the framers would have given a single man so much authority over the U.S. economy. The short answer: They never did, and neither did Congress.

The Constitution vests Congress, not the president, with the ...Read more

Democrats Lost an Election. Then They Lost Their Way.

SAN DIEGO -- Losing a presidential election is bad enough. But still not understanding why you lost several months later? Well, that's even worse. You don't want to end up there.

In politics, a little introspection can go a long way. After all, if you don't know what's broken, how can you fix it? And if you can't identify mistakes, ...Read more

Donald Trump Has a Family Policy. Stop Laughing.

Politics, Moderate / Mona Charen /

The animating beliefs of this administration range from dangerously wrong to head-spinningly crazy. Tariffs are in the first tranche, along with the myth that NATO has been ripping off the United States for decades, that immigrants commit more crimes than native-born Americans and that "He who saves his country commits no crime" (just to name ...Read more

15 Truths About Immigration, Some More Uncomfortable Than Others

SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. presidency is like a high-stakes poker game. And for President Donald Trump, immigration is his ace in the hole.

Even when he doesn't have the cards, or when his chip stacks are short, the public's animosity toward the foreign-born keeps him in the game.

According to a new poll by Pew Research Center, Americans have ...Read more

Trump's Actions Contradict His Avowed Commitment to First Amendment Rights: The President Has Launched a Multifaceted Crusade Against Speech That Offends Him

Politics, Moderate / Jacob Sullum /

On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at "restoring freedom of speech." But judging from his administration's policies and his actions as a private litigant, Trump's commitment to that principle is highly selective at best.

Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he was "...Read more

Pope Francis Shepherded His Flock With Love and Grace

SAN DIEGO -- Jacqueline Kennedy really had a good bead on the Catholic Church.

"The Church may have flaws," she once observed. "But she sure comes through at birth and death."

On Saturday, people from around the world will get to see the Church of Rome "come through" when Pope Francis (aka Jorge Mario Bergoglio) is laid to rest -- according ...Read more

The True Meaning and Significance of Easter

Leading up to Easter, I noticed some people in my community were in upbeat moods. During a recent grocery store run, I wore my baby blue sweatshirt with "Jesus" on the back. While waiting for a store clerk to assist me with my purchases -- I had overlooked that I was due two free bags of Lay's potato chips -- an older woman was greeting shoppers...Read more

Are Any of Us Safe Now?

Politics, Moderate / Mona Charen /

In a couple of months, I am planning a business trip to Europe. I don't scare easy, but despite the fact that I'm an American citizen and have committed no crime, I am worried about what might happen when I attempt to come home.

Will Customs and Border Patrol agents pull me from the customs line as they did to Amir Makled? He's an American ...Read more

It's Latinos Who Have To Clean Up Trump's Deportation Messes. Of Course.

SAN DIEGO -- Some things never change. Like the fact that Latinos -- whether they're immigrants or native-born -- always get stuck doing the dirty jobs that no one else wants to do.

We're the folks that everyone wants to get rid of - and no one can live without.

In just the last few weeks, President Donald Trump and administration officials ...Read more

Trump Says Alleged Gang Members Don't Need Hearings Because the Government Is Infallible: The Supreme Court Unanimously Rejected That Claim, Upholding the Right to Due Process in Deportation Cases

Politics, Moderate / Jacob Sullum /

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, says all the migrants whom the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador last month are "actually terrorists, human rights abusers, gangsters and more," even if they "don't have a rap sheet in the U.S." She adds that "we have a stringent law ...Read more

Of Course, America Can Deport People. But It Has To Follow the Rules.

SAN DIEGO -- President Donald Trump is giving deportations a bad name. In fact -- in a workaround intended to defy the Supreme Court -- Trump has turned one case into an international incident.

Trump is getting help from Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. The enablers are twisting the law into ...Read more

'The King of Kings': A Tremendous Retelling of Jesus' Life for Young Viewers

"If it's not about a king, then I'm not interested!"

This is the defiant yet adorable response of Walter Dickens, the son of master storyteller Charles Dickens, in one of the opening scenes of Angel Studios' new animated film "The King of Kings." With his vivid creativity and infatuation with the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the ...Read more

Trump Justice Department Targets California Over College Admissions

SAN DIEGO -- The Trump administration sees a golden opportunity to play the race card against California.

The Department of Justice plans to investigate whether four California universities -- Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Irvine -- are complying with the Supreme Court's 2023 decision prohibiting schools from considering race and ...Read more

Mel Gibson Got His Gun Rights Back, but Millions of Americans With No History of Violence Are Still Waiting: The Movie Star's Special Treatment Highlights the Injustice of an Illogical Federal Law

Politics, Moderate / Jacob Sullum /

Like millions of Americans, Mel Gibson has a criminal record that disqualifies him from legally owning a gun. Unlike nearly all of those people, the movie star, whom President Donald Trump has designated as one of his three "ambassadors" to Hollywood, will be relieved of that disability, thanks to a recent decision by Attorney General Pam ...Read more

15 Truths About Tariffs, Some More Uncomfortable Than Others

SAN DIEGO -- As you have likely figured out, President Donald Trump loves tariffs. It's just too bad the businessman doesn't understand them -- and the destruction they cause.

This week, a new round of tariffs is set to take effect. There is an across-the-board 10% tariff on U.S. imports from any country. And there are even higher tariffs on ...Read more

Holding on to Faith in the Wake of Tragedy

A heartrending tragedy has rocked the city of Frisco, Texas: A stabbing at a track meet on April 2 left a beloved and outstanding student-athlete dead. Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old junior linebacker on the football team at Memorial High School, was stabbed in the heart. Karmelo Anthony, also 17, is a senior at nearby Centennial High School ...Read more

Tariffs Are Stupid and Self-Defeating

Politics, Moderate / Mona Charen /

A Wall Street Journal editorial described President Donald Trump's tariffs as the "dumbest trade war in history." It's important not to overrate intelligence, even in leaders. Judgment and maturity may be more crucial. But Trump is no ordinary dunce. He displays a stubborn stupidity that threatens to plunge the world into chaos and potentially...Read more

Newsom's Podcast Gives Democrats Tough Love -- and Gets No Love in Return

SAN DIEGO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a new baby, and it's the talk of the state.

Newsom recently launched a video podcast, and he's done a great job of getting it the oxygen necessary for every one of the more than 3 million shows that currently populate the podcast universe: publicity.

No surprise there. As those of us who are ...Read more

The Logical Contradictions of Trump's Case for Tariffs: Taxes on Imports Cannot Possibly Deliver All the Benefits the President Is Promising

Politics, Moderate / Jacob Sullum /

Tariffs "will always be the best way to max out our economic power," President Donald Trump declared during his first term, predicting that his trade war would "MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN." Not rich enough, apparently, because Trump is still touting the magic of tariffs, which he says will "pay off our debt" and "MAKE AMERICA WEALTHY AGAIN!"

...Read more

What's Just as Important as Free Speech? A Few Things, Actually.

SAN DIEGO -- I occasionally find myself speaking to Latino immigrants, legal and otherwise.

I don't waste time telling those folks about their rights. That information is important, but they can get it from immigration lawyers or Spanish-language media.

Instead, I tell the migrants about something they're not likely to hear much about while ...Read more

 

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