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As a small-business owner, wine importer Victor O. Schwartz has plenty of reasons to dislike the president’s policies. For almost 40 years, Schwartz has owned and operated VOS Selections, an importer and distributor of fine wines from 16 countries. Tariffs on wine have frustrated his industry since 2018, making the already heavily taxed business of sourcing from small farms and importing bottles from abroad more expensive. When Trump’s second-term tariffs were first announced last April, it looked like an even worse disaster for American wine importers than the first term. But the tariffs were also when he realized, unlike so many frustrated by Trump, he had an opportunity to do something. The weekend after the announcement of the tax on imports, a relative mentioned that their law professor, Ilya Somin, had put out a call for plaintiffs to challenge the tariffs. Somin a ragtag crew of small businesses who wanted to file a case against the administration: a tackle store on Lake Erie in Pennsylvania, a pipe manufacturer in Utah, a women’s cycling brand in Vermont, the maker of a banana-shaped synth in Virginia, and, eventually, Victor Schwartz and his wine-importing business. Within a few days, Somin, together with attorneys from the Liberty Justice Center, asked Schwartz to be the lead plaintiff. Read more from Matt Stieb’s conversation with Schwartz about how he and his fellow plaintiffs overturned Trump’s tariffs and earned a $166 billion refund: nymag.visitlink.me/tfzyVs



Farm bankruptcies are rising again. 📈 Peaked in 2019–2020 under Trump 📉 Fell to a 20-year low under Biden 📈 Now rising again up 46% in 2025 under Trump Where it’s hitting hardest: • Midwest (+70%) • Southeast (+69%) States like Arkansas, Georgia, and Iowa are spiking.






@JaeHasABlackJob Flying used to be a thing of luxury and treated like a privilege. It’s time to bring that back




MAGA has become the following: 1. Israel First 2. Idolatry of Trump



“We've stopped making babies. We've decided that being distracted by a dopamine hit around Candy Crush might be a good way to spend your time. Not if you're a full human," former Sen. Ben Sasse says in an extended interview. cbsn.ws/4cA1Jrp

🚨#BREAKING: Delta Air Lines are now mysteriously canceling hundreds of flights nationwide citing crew restrictions. The disruptions come just as Spirit Airlines has officially shut down, adding further stress and uncertainty across the U.S. travel system.











