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Podcast: The Darrell McClain show
Episode: Tariff Checks And War Crimes
Description: Send us Fan MailA listener asks a sharp question: can a president really mail out $2,000 “tariff dividends”? We break the promise down to its bolts—tariffs as taxes that raise consumer prices, Congress’s exclusive power of the purse, and a pending Supreme Court ruling that could fence off unilateral tariff moves until mid-2026. The math looks simple onstage, but it falls apart under constitutional law, budget rules, and basic economics.From there, we widen the lens to a country that feels exhausted yet salvageable. We talk about the difference between spectacle and substance, why Amer...