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and we still hit it with one of the highest rates announced, 46%.

Trump’s insistence that a non-emergency that requires congressional legislation is instead an emergency that allows him to act unilaterally may pass muster with the courts; they are loath to second guess such presidential determinations. Yet, the declaration is still a very bad idea.

The free hand that Trump has arrogated to himself could undermine his own policy — businesses may believe that the new tariff regime can be changed just as easily as it’s been imposed. A congressional enactment would be more stable.

And, a future progressive president will surely pick up where Trump left off. What’s to stop President Ocasio-Cortez from declaring a climate emergency?

In sum, it’s best, especially when making consequential determinations, to adhere to the true meaning of words, even the muchabused “emergency.”

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

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