Monthly Archives: September 2025

       The Trump administration has issued new tariffs based on Section 232 (National Security) as legal rationale and authorization. (This fucuses on specific sectors rather than specific countries.) This is an obvious attempt to get around the legal … Continue reading →

     I’ve worked with many Virginia governors since I moved to Virginia with my family, in 1977, to join the Law School and then the Public Policy faculty at George Mason University. Went on trade missions, worked on campaigns, … Continue reading →

     More on the role of courts — the Supreme Court and Trump. Is the Supreme Court Trump’s last and best hope of defense against a myriad of lawsuits? Yes. But success is not certain — over tariffs or … Continue reading →

            Trump’s tariffs and trade policies continue to cause chaos — domestic and international. U.S. farmers have lost a great percentage of their exports and now many farmers risk failure and bankruptcy. For example, soybean farmers … Continue reading →

Click to access Malawer.Trump,_Courts_and_Congrss_RTD_4.13.25_.pdf      The Supreme Court will be hearing Trump’s tariff case this November. Trump’s tariffs can lead to an additional 100,000 unemployed. His most recent tariff actions have caused total chaos in trade relations with Korea … Continue reading →

     The Trump administration continues to erode the power of Congress, trampling on its constitutional prerogatives in ways large and small. Rather than the tariff policy, the key question is how much the courts will serve as a lasting … Continue reading →

     Trump’s total disdain for international trade law, law generally and now international law of the sea, law of war and domestic law concerning the U.S. military and assassinations is glaringly highlighted — by his blowing up a motorboat … Continue reading →

“Trade Adjustment Assistance was supposed to help people whose jobs were threatened by overseas competition, but Congress eroded its support starting in the 1980s.  For decades, policymakers have grasped that public support for trade was fragile. The benefits were obvious … Continue reading →