Episode · Breaking Points · 2026-02-20
Books mentioned on BREAKING: Trump Tariffs BLOCKED In SCOTUS Rebuke
Emily Jashinsky discussed Tariff Act of 1930 by United States and Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tariff Act of 1930
Discussed“This is Yale Law Professor Jed Rubenfeld writing in the Free Press, which is obviously widely read within the administration. Uh Jed Rubenfeld has been arguing for a while that the Tariff Act of 1930 could be Donald Trump's uh backup plan.”
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 by Unknown is a historical United States federal statute that implemented high import duties and is widely associated with worsening the Great Depression.
Discussed“Uh but this is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, he says, 'According to a provision Rubenfeld that is in that 1930 statute titled Duties to Offset Commercial Disadvantages, that says, 'Quote, Whenever the president shall find as a fact that any foreign country places any burden or disadvantage upon the commerce of the US...”
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