Ep 121 — Trump's Tariff Math … It's Dumber Than You Think
Why does the President of the United States not know what tariffs are, why does he want to crash the world economy, and can he do any of it? We answer as many of those questions as we can. Come for phi times epsilon times m sub i, stay for the Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917. Plus! Judge James Boasberg in D.C. is NOT HAPPY the administration flouted his orders and intends to figure out who was responsible and why. Also, things are about to get ugly at the D.C. Circuit.
Links:
DC Circuit Local Rules
https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/sites/cadc/files/rules-RulesFRAP20241212c.pdf
Trump Tariff EO
Trump Annex I to Tariff EO
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Annex-I.pdf
USTR on how tariffs are calculated
https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/reciprocal-tariff-calculations
The Economist, "President Trump's Mindless Tariffs Will Cause Economic Havoc"
Forbes, "How Much Would An iPhone Cost If Apple Were Forced to Make it In America?"
Emily Ley Paper Inc. v. Trump
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69842090/emily-ley-paper-inc-v-trump/
Show Links:
https://www.lawandchaospod.com/
BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod
Threads: @LawAndChaosPod
Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod
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Why does the President of the United States not know what tariffs are, why does he want to crash the world economy, and can he do any of it? We answer as many of those questions as we can. Come for phi times epsilon times m sub i, stay for the Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917. Plus! Judge James Boasberg in D.C. is NOT HAPPY the administration flouted his orders and intends to figure out who was responsible and why. Also, things are about to get ugly at the D.C. Circuit.
Links:
DC Circuit Local Rules
https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/sites/cadc/files/rules-RulesFRAP20241212c.pdf
Trump Tariff EO
Trump Annex I to Tariff EO
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Annex-I.pdf
USTR on how tariffs are calculated
https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/reciprocal-tariff-calculations
The Economist, "President Trump's Mindless Tariffs Will Cause Economic Havoc"
Forbes, "How Much Would An iPhone Cost If Apple Were Forced to Make it In America?"
Emily Ley Paper Inc. v. Trump
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69842090/emily-ley-paper-inc-v-trump/
Show Links:
https://www.lawandchaospod.com/
BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod
Threads: @LawAndChaosPod
Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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