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"Harvard University Loses Student and Exchange Visitor Program Certification for Pro-Terrorist Conduct,” an informative post from Eugene Volokh on why this violates the Constitution. reason.com/volokh/2025/05…

The root cause of a vast range of problems.

The frankly insane idea that the executive can impose tariffs any time they want at any value they want is awful for investment in American industries. Give that power back to Congress, which should use it to set tariffs to zero in nearly all cases.

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Can the president unilaterally impose tariffs under his emergency powers? Brent Skorup, @walterolson.bsky.social, and Ilya Somin will shed light on one of the most important trade and constitutional questions of our time. Please join us next Tuesday for this important event👇

Brent Skorup @walterolson.bsky.social Ilya Somin Details & registration: cato.org/events/tariffs…

This French-language article from one of Quebec's major papers, La Presse quotes me at length about our case against Trump's illegal and abusive tariffs. I speak French, but admit this was actually reprinted from English original: lapresse.ca/affaires/econo…

Demanding that universities restrict foreign students to make more room for American students is like demanding that the NBA expel Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic to make more room for American players

My take on May 21 oral argument in Oregon v. Trump, case against Trump's abusive IEEPA tariffs brought by 12 states. As in case filed by Liberty Justice Center and me, judges seemed skeptical of govt's claim of virtually unlimited presidential power to impose tariffs: reason.com/volokh/2025/05…

My take on UPenn Law Prof. Mitchell Berman's excellent The Washington Post article critiquing Trump's use of federal grant conditions to undermine constitutional rights and limits on federal power: reason.com/volokh/2025/05…

In this post, I build on Jeff Jacoby's excellent critique of the "ugly tax" on remittances in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill": reason.com/volokh/2025/05…

Why Courts shouldn't defer to President's factual determinations on whether a war or "invasion" exist, thereby authorizing use of Alien Enemies Act and other war powers. I build on excellent Just Security article by Rebecca Ingber: reason.com/volokh/2025/05…

It's almost as if Putin is obviously a bad actor perpetrating indefensible aggression against Ukraine, rather than the false counternarrative that Trump/Vance have advanced, where Zelensky is a dictator who bears much of the blame for events there.

📅 TOMORROW, MAY 27: Cato Institute will host a virtual policy forum on "Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power." Ilya Somin will discuss the constitutional and statutory LIMITS of presidential authority under the IEEPA. 🎟️cato.org/events/tariffs…

My critique of Trump's cruel plan to make Afghans who fled the Taliban eligible for deportation. Also, why Congress deserves a hefty share of blame for this situation: reason.com/volokh/2025/05…