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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Onkar Ghate and Ben Bayer discuss the recent decision in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, striking down the President’s expansive “Liberation Day” tariffs.
- The majority’s reasoning
- The major questions doctrine
- Statutory interpretation and legislative intent
- The dissent’s plausibility
- The separation of powers
- A stopgap against eroding separation of powers
- Scrutinizing deprivation of economic liberty, property
- Emergency powers
Resources:
- Ben Bayer, “Ayn Rand on Free Trade, the ‘Essence of Capitalism’s Foreign Policy’”
- Ben Bayer, “The Constitutionally Dubious Law Empowering Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Tariff Authority”
- Ben Bayer, “The Lawyers Defending Trump’s Tariffs Know They’re Un-American. Here’s How We Can Tell”
This episode was recorded on February 25, 2026.
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