Friday, February 20, 2026

Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs – What Now?

By Todd Sheets, Investment Banker, Economist, Author of 2008: What Really Happened

Earlier today, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against President Trump's use of tariffs. The court specifically ruled against both the use of the global tariffs and the more specific use of "fentanyl" tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China. As many of you know, from the very beginning I have consistently supported the President’s tariffs on economic and national security grounds. In fact, I was one of the few who, after the Liberation Day tariff announcements last year, pushed back against the fear mongering from both the political left and right that the tariffs would push us into a depression and/or would be highly inflationary. On both accounts, this analysis proved correct. [more...]

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