The Constitution and the Trump Tariffs
Are tariffs always taxes? When does a statute granting powers to the president go too far? These are some of the questions the Supreme Court will address in two consolidated tariffs cases: Learning Resources, Inc v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections. This...
The States and the Presidency
“It is (my) intention to … demand recognition of the distinction between the powers granted to the Federal Government and those reserved to the States or to the people. All of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did not create the States;...
Welfare by Any Other Name Is Still Welfare
In William Shakespeare’s tragic romance “Romeo and Juliet,” about two young Italian lovers from feuding families in Verona, Juliet utters the famous line: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Juliet, from the House of...