Tariffs & International Trade
Who pays for tariffs, trade as coercion, and the constitutional question of who holds the power to tax.
5 questions
- Tariffs and Who Bears the CostReligious traditions condemn policies that place disproportionate burdens on ordinary people while claiming to help them.
- Economic Nationalism and 'Love Your Neighbor'Every major religious tradition teaches that "neighbor" extends beyond borders and that economic relationships should build mutual flourishing.
- Trade as a Weapon: Sanctions and Economic CoercionReligious traditions require that the use of power — including economic power — be proportional, targeted, and measured by its impact on the most vulnerable.
- The Supreme Court Strikes Down Presidential TariffsThe Constitution gives the power to tax and to set tariffs to Congress — deliberately, prominently, and as a direct lesson of the Revolution.
- The 2026 Trade War With CanadaA 50 percent tariff war with Canada, examined through scripture on neighbors and the Constitution's rule that Congress, not the president, holds the taxing power.