This week on Liberty & Reason, we count down five major stories from a consequential week in American politics, foreign policy, economics, and criminal justice.

In This Episode:

• White House ballroom construction dispute
• National debt reaches $40 trillion
• Women rally behind Lindsay Clancy
• U.S.–Canada trade war escalates
• Iran negotiations and the Strait of Hormuz crisis
• Winners of the week
• Losers of the week
• Stories to watch this next week

Sources

• Reuters: Supreme Court allows ballroom work to continue temporarily
• AP: National debt reaches $40 trillion and Iran-war casualty update
• AP: Women rally in support of Lindsay Clancy
• WBUR: Hundreds gather outside the Clancy trial
• AP: U.S.–Canada trade war deepens
• Reuters: Iran talks stall and Hormuz remains closed
• Reuters: Trump’s commercial-space memorandum
• Reuters: FTC considers personalized-pricing disclosures
• Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Jackson Hole symposium
• BEA: Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index

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