
S1E351 - The Tariff Playbook Nobody Can Read
Published: August 11, 2026
Duration: 57:05
Jacob Shapiro welcomes back Peter Harrell, visiting scholar at Georgetown's Institute of International Economic Law and former White House senior director for international economics. Trump keeps finding new legal tools - including a forgotten 1930 law now aimed at Canada - and companies have stopped investing because they can't guess what comes next :/ Also, Washington has quietly bought stakes in 37 companies, with no rules and almost no transparency around any of it.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) - Welcome and Setup
(00:27) - Why Tariffs Matter Now
(02:18) - Rapid Fire Tariff Tools
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