What the Constitution Says About Trade

What the Constitution Says About Trade
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reads from a copy of the U.S. Constitution on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 14, 2020. Stefani Reynolds/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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The Supreme Court has heard arguments on President Trump’s expansive use of trade powers. Partisans are lining up. The GOP believes Trump is correct, while the Democrats want his powers curbed. These are plainly partisan arguments that do not address the history or the law. There was a good reason that the Constitution grants the trade power to Congress and hence good reason for the Supreme Court to restore that balance.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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