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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the economic and political fallout from President Donald Trump's new tariffs. They debate the role Congress, the courts, and billionaire influencers like Elon Musk could play in reversing these policies.

2:00—What goods could be most affected by Trump's tariffs?

8:10—Can Congress stop Trump's tariffs?

18:00—Can the courts challenge Trump's tariffs?

22:00—Will Musk stop Trump's tariffs?

27:14—Who is defending Trump's tariffs?

35:35—RFK Jr. cut 10,000 jobs from the Health and Human Services—maybe?

50:08—Should journalists keep steelmanning Trump's policies?

1:01:25—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned on this podcast:

3 Myths About American Decline, by Nick Gillespie

Poll: 63% of Americans Want To Increase Trade with Other Nations, 75% Worry Tariffs Are Raising Consumer Prices, by Emily Ekins

Bye-Bye American Pie, by Nick Gillespie

Can RFK Jr. Fix Our Dysfunctional Public Health Agencies? by Ronald Bailey

How The Brady Bunch Handled Measles, by The Highwire

HVAC jobs, by Bureau of Labor Statistics

Why is there a shortage of plumbers and electricians? by Andrew Dorn

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