Does the Smoot-Hawley Act Justify the Trump Tariffs? More, from Jed Rubenfeld and Philip Zelikow

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Does the Smoot-Hawley Act Justify the Trump Tariffs? More, from Jed Rubenfeld and Philip Zelikow

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I'm delighted that Jed Rubenfeld and Philip Zelikow decided to engage further on this matter. (For the original post laying out Prof. Rubenfeld's position, see here; for Prof. Zelikow's position, see here.) First, from Prof. Rubenfeld:
Let me first thank Hoover Senior Fellow Philip…

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