The Tariff Playbook Nobody Can Read

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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