<p>This week: Trump unveiled his extensive list of tariffs. <a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/fsalmon">Felix Salmon</a>, <a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck">Emily Peck</a>, and <a href="https://www.elizabethspiers.com/">Elizabeth Spiers</a> discuss the questionable math that went into calculating these hefty tariffs and the stock market’s extremely negative reaction to the announcement. Then, Trump has picked a fight with the country's biggest law firms, threatening the integrity of the US legal system. Slate’s <a href="https://slate.com/author/mark-joseph-stern">Mark Joseph Stern</a> joins to break down the situation. And finally, the US dollar is down after Trump’s tariff announcement which was a big surprise. (Listen to our <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/slate-money/2024/12/economy-why-donald-trumps-tariff-plan-is-really-just-a-tax-on-americans">episode with Paul Krugman</a> to understand why.) The hosts examine the factors that led to its weakening. </p><br><p>In the Slate Plus episode: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/26/broadway-plays-records-george-clooney-denzel-washington">Broadway plays</a> have gone Hollywood. </p><br><p>Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888"> </a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888">Apple Podcasts</a> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX"> </a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX">Spotify</a>. Or, visit<a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;utm_content=Money&amp;utm_source=episode_summary"> </a><a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;utm_content=Money&amp;utm_source=episode_summary">slate.com/moneyplus</a> to get access wherever you listen. </p><br><p><br></p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>