About this episode

The episode discusses the historical context of tariffs and the implications of presidential emergency powers in trade.

A Senate fight over Lady Chatterley’s Lover paved the way for Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Now the Supreme Court will decide if presidents can use emergency powers to sidestep Congress on trade.

People in this episode

Host: Roman Mars

Topics covered

• tariffs
• emergency powers
• trade
• Congress
• Supreme Court
• Smoot-Hawley
• Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Keywords

• Trump
• tariffs
• emergency powers
• Congress
• Supreme Court
• Smoot-Hawley
• Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supreme Court, Congress, Smoot-Hawley

Books & works: Lady Chatterley’s Lover

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