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Experts weigh in on SCOTUS Tariffs Decision

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February 21, 2026
Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness explains the economic implications of the Supreme Court of the United States decision striking down Trump’s tariffs.

Trump Tariffs Overturned By Supreme Court; $175B Refund Dispute Looms
Senior Fellow Phillip W. Magness is quoted highlighting the court’s differing opinions—particularly those of Neil Gorsuch.

Trump plans to replace tariffs, salvage trade deals after ruling
Senior Fellow Phil Magness is quoted comparing the Supreme Court’s tariff decision to the Biden administration’s student loan losses, noting that Trump is likely to keep losing in court.

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Raging Against Modernity
Senior Fellow Phillip W. Magness analyzes what postliberalism is, where it came from, and why it matters in today’s political debates.

The 14th Amendment Wasn’t Intended to Decide Local Sports Teams
Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., explains how the 14th Amendment became a tool of progressive activists.

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Why haven’t we been listening to Judy Shelton all along?
Senior Fellow Judy Shelton discusses America’s struggling economy—and how everything she predicted decades ago has sadly come true.

Go South, Young Man, Go South
Senior Fellow Richard Vedder urges people to “vote with their feet.”

MORE MEDIA ATTENTION

Washington Examiner

Senior Fellow Judy Shelton recommends the U.S. government issue new Treasury Trust Bonds (TTB) in a piece on the importance of dollar dominance. Read more »

The Center Square

Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness warns that Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council of the United States, is sending a signal that the White House will attempt to punish professional economists. Read more »

Quadrant

Senior Fellow Judy Shelton explains how to control government spending in this piece on the value of gold. Read more »

The American Spectator

Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley predicts what the shooting of two 49ers football players means for law and order in California. Read more »

Reason

Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook argues that designating locations as “sensitive places” where citizens may not carry arms would violate the Second Amendment. Read more »

LewRockwell.com

Retired Senior Fellow Robert Higgs is cited in a piece on the danger of government growth. Read more »

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