Trump's 15% global tariff following Supreme Court rebuke

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The gap between the scale of the constitutional confrontation and the lightness of its processing suggests a collective immune system that has learned to dissociate from high-stakes governance.

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— the Court struck down his emergency tariff powers 6-3, ruling that only Congress may tax. Trump's response: invoke a 1974 provision never before used, raise rates to 15% "effective immediately." Markets wobble, refund claims pile toward $175 billion, and trading partners recalculate. The processing is fragmented: financial media runs scenario models, political commentators debate constitutional norms, while Twitter trends pivot to Greenland memes.

The gap between the scale of the constitutional confrontation and the lightness of its processing suggests a collective immune system that has learned to dissociate from high-stakes governance.