Emergency Powers, Rogue Economics: Trump's IEEPA Gamble Turns U.S. Into a Global Threat

This has been grossly underreported, in my opinion. When Congress passed the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in 1977, the intent was clear, give the president a nimble tool to respond to grave external threats to national security. It was not meant to be a lever for trade wars, economic bullying, or personal vendettas. Yet here we ar…