When the levy brakes: Trump’s tariffs struck down

The smackdown by America’s Supreme Court was resounding: the bulk of Donald Trump’s tariffs were instituted illegally. He will try to rebuild his tariff wall, brick by brick—creating a new crop of winners and losers. Australia’s surging One Nation party threatens a conservative coalition that was already looking slightly shaky. And why Agatha Christie’s prolific output is so enduringly popular.

Guests and host:

• Rachana Shanbhogue, business-affairs editor
• Aaron Connelly, Asia diplomatic editor
• Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• America’s Supreme Court, Donald Trump, tariffs
• Australian politics, Pauline Hanson
• Agatha Christie

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