As the Supreme Court reviews one of the most consequential economic and constitutional cases in decades, questions loom over how the president can wield emergency powers to reshape trade policy. At the center of this debate is the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEPA) and its use by President Trump to impose tariffs. Today, Veronique sits down with Donald J. Boudreaux, Senior Fellow at the Mercatus Center and economics professor at George Mason University, and Scott Lincicome, Vice President of General Economics at the Cato Institute and adjunct professor at Duke Law School. Together, they explore what is truly at stake: not only the future of U.S. trade policy, but the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch.

<description>&lt;p&gt;As the Supreme Court reviews one of the most consequential economic and constitutional cases in decades, questions loom over how the president can wield emergency powers to reshape trade policy. At the center of this debate is the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEPA) and its use by President Trump to impose tariffs.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br aria-hidden="true" /&gt; Today, Veronique sits down with Donald J. Boudreaux, Senior Fellow at the Mercatus Center and economics professor at George Mason University, and Scott Lincicome, Vice President of General Economics at the Cato Institute and adjunct professor at Duke Law School. Together, they explore what is truly at stake: not only the future of U.S. trade policy, but the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

IEPA, Tariffs, and the Future of Executive Power with Donald J. Boudreaux & Scott Lincicome

Today, Brian Albrecht joins Qualified Opinions to discuss his recent writings on tariffs, why economists find them uniquely frustrating, and how simple supply and demand principle still does a remarkable job at predicting the effects of policies. Brian Albrecht is the Chief Economist at the International Center for Law & Economics.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Today, Brian Albrecht joins Qualified Opinions to discuss his recent writings on tariffs, why economists find them uniquely frustrating, and how simple supply and demand principle still does a remarkable job at predicting the effects of policies.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Brian Albrecht is the Chief Economist at the International Center for Law &amp; Economics.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Supply and Demand Still Answers Many Policy Questions

Graduate student unions are on the rise, and they're not like the workers' unions of the 1950s and 1960s—they are something all their own. At the heart of these unions sit many of the issues sending our universities into decay: social justice activism, radical politics, and woke culture. Jon Hartley joins to discuss the battle against these institutions. Jon Hartley is an economist specializing in finance, labor economics, and macroeconomics. He is currently a Policy Fellow at the <a href="https://www.hoover.org/profiles/jon-hartley">Hoover Institution</a>, an economics PhD Candidate at <a href= "https://www.stanford.edu/">Stanford University</a>, a Research Fellow at the <a href= "https://www.civitasinstitute.org/fellows/jon-hartley" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">UT-Austin Civitas Institute</a>, and an Affiliated Scholar at the <a href= "https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/jon-hartley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mercatus Center</a>. Jon is also the host of the <a href= "https://www.hoover.org/podcast/capitalism-and-freedom" target= "">Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century</a> <a href= "https://www.hoover.org/capitalism-and-freedom-21st-century-about" target="">Podcast</a>, an official podcast of the <a href= "https://www.hoover.org/">Hoover Institution</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Graduate student unions are on the rise, and they're not like the workers' unions of the 1950s and 1960s—they are something all their own. At the heart of these unions sit many of the issues sending our universities into decay: social justice activism, radical politics, and woke culture.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Jon Hartley joins to discuss the battle against these institutions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Jon Hartley is an economist specializing in finance, labor economics, and macroeconomics. He is currently a Policy Fellow at the &lt;a href="https://www.hoover.org/profiles/jon-hartley"&gt;Hoover Institution&lt;/a&gt;, an economics PhD Candidate at &lt;a href= "https://www.stanford.edu/"&gt;Stanford University&lt;/a&gt;, a Research Fellow at the &lt;a href= "https://www.civitasinstitute.org/fellows/jon-hartley" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;UT-Austin Civitas Institute&lt;/a&gt;, and an Affiliated Scholar at the &lt;a href= "https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/jon-hartley" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Mercatus Center&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Jon is also the host of the &lt;a href= "https://www.hoover.org/podcast/capitalism-and-freedom" target= ""&gt;&lt;em&gt;Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.hoover.org/capitalism-and-freedom-21st-century-about" target=""&gt;Podcast&lt;/a&gt;, an official podcast of the &lt;a href= "https://www.hoover.org/"&gt;Hoover Institution&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Fight Against Graduate Unions with Jon Hartley

Free market ideas are waning on both sides of the aisle in modern American politics, but the justifications for this sit on shaky ground. In The Triumph of Economic Freedom, Donald Boudreaux and Phil Gramm debunk seven economic myths about American Capitalism. Donald Boudreaux joins the show today to discuss. Donald Boudreaux is a Senior Fellow at the Mercatus Center, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, and one of the most compelling public defenders of free market principles.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Free market ideas are waning on both sides of the aisle in modern American politics, but the justifications for this sit on shaky ground. In &lt;em&gt;The Triumph of Economic Freedom,&lt;/em&gt; Donald Boudreaux and Phil Gramm debunk seven economic myths about American Capitalism.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Donald Boudreaux joins the show today to discuss.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Donald Boudreaux is a Senior Fellow at the Mercatus Center, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, and one of the most compelling public defenders of free market principles.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Triumph of Economic Freedom

How much do people understand about the budget? How about the tax system, or Social Security? With new budget proposals being unveiled and John Thune eager to get a budget passed before July 4th, Vero sits down with Danny Heil and Tom Church from the Hoover Institution to break through the noise about this complicated process. Danny Heil is a policy fellow at the Hoover Institution whose focus is on the federal budget, tax policy, and the federal antipoverty programs. Tom Church is a policy fellow at the Hoover Institution. He studies health care policy, entitlement reform, income inequality, poverty, and the federal budget.

<description>&lt;p&gt;How much do people understand about the budget? How about the tax system, or Social Security?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;With new budget proposals being unveiled and John Thune eager to get a budget passed before July 4th, Vero sits down with Danny Heil and Tom Church from the Hoover Institution to break through the noise about this complicated process.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Danny Heil is a policy fellow at the Hoover Institution whose focus is on the federal budget, tax policy, and the federal antipoverty programs.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Tom Church is a policy fellow at the Hoover Institution. He studies health care policy, entitlement reform, income inequality, poverty, and the federal budget.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Federal Budget: More Than Just Dollars and Cents

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