Editorial: Tariffs and the need for checks and balances

Last week, President Donald Trump announced his decision to pause most of the tariffs he announced on “Liberation Day,” for a period of 90 days. This came after substantial losses in the stock market and global uncertainty about the economy. This all raises the question: Should any single person be able to do this?

The week before, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky emerged as one of the few elected Republican members of Congress willing to stand in defiance of Trump’s tariffs.

“I don’t...