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The Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Global Tariffs: Emergency Powers, Trade, and the Limits of the Presidency
Introduction This report explains the Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling that President Trump’s global tariff program under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was unconstitutional and unauthorized by statute. It first situates the case in the constitutional struggle over who controls tariffs and emergency economic powers, unpacking the majority’s reliance… Listen ⇢
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Third Lesson of History: It Can’t Be Revised Away
Introduction This paper argues that attempts to rewrite the past invariably leave traces that can be used against them. First, it examines the U.S. Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series as an “archive against amnesia,” showing how bureaucratic record‑keeping both enables and constrains state efforts to sanitize history. It then… Listen ⇢
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History Lesson Playlist Top 10
10. “Zombie” by The Cranberries – History: The Troubles in Northern Ireland, particularly the 1993 Warrington bombings by the IRA, which killed two children. – About: Dolores O’Riordan wrote it as an anguished reaction to continued violence. The lyrics refer to “1916” and the long legacy of conflict, lamenting how… Listen ⇢
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AI, Work, and the Next Decade: Jobs Under Pressure, Tasks in Transition
Introduction AI is poised to remake work over the next ten years—not through a sudden jobs apocalypse, but via steady, uneven restructuring. This report first examines macro evidence on AI’s projected impact on employment, highlighting concentrated risks in routine cognitive roles alongside relatively modest net job displacement. It then shifts… Listen ⇢
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Second Lesson of History: It Doesn’t Repeat, But Rhymes
Introduction This paper examines how the alluring idea that “history rhymes” can both clarify and distort our understanding of the past and present. We begin by tracing the evolving meaning of the “second” as a time unit to show how seemingly stable terms can mask radically different underlying mechanisms. We… Listen ⇢
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Deporting Growth: The Economic Stakes of Mass Immigration Crackdowns
Introduction Mass deportation is often sold as an economic cure-all—freeing jobs, lifting wages, and reducing fiscal burdens. The evidence assembled in this report points in the opposite direction. We first frame deportation as a large negative labor shock, showing how it reduces output, disrupts capital investment, and depresses wages even… Listen ⇢
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From Colony to Center Stage: Puerto Rico’s History in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime
Introduction This report traces how Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl halftime show transformed a corporate mega‑spectacle into a dense archive of Puerto Rico’s colonial past and contested present. First, it unpacks how plantation imagery, blackout‑ridden infrastructure, and the once‑banned light‑blue flag visually narrate five centuries of empire and resistance. It… Listen ⇢
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First Lesson of History: We Will Not Learn From It
Introduction Across politics, finance, and technology, we invoke history as a guide—yet we reliably reenact the crises we claim to remember. This paper examines that paradox. First, it probes why “learning from the past” so often means forcing messy events into simplistic analogies that justify what we already want to… Listen ⇢
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Do Voter ID Laws Protect Elections—or Distort Them?
Introduction Voter ID laws sit at the center of a fierce debate over how to balance ballot access and election security. This report examines what the best available evidence actually shows: how strict ID requirements affect turnout overall, who bears the greatest costs, and whether these rules meaningfully deter fraud.… Listen ⇢
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