The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table Epstein, Anti-Zionism, Major Questions Doctrine and the Comedy Culture Shift.
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Feb 26, 2026 
Jesse Brown, bestselling author and award-winning investigative journalist who founded Canadaland, joins to discuss rising antisemitism in Canada. Conversations cover how Jewish comedians are recalibrating material, attacks on Jewish businesses, debates over anti-Zionism versus antisemitism, political responses in Toronto and NYC, and the challenges of documenting hate incidents.
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Major Questions Doctrine Restrains Emergency Tariffs
- The Supreme Court used the major questions doctrine to limit presidents using vague emergency powers for disruptive actions like tariffs.
- Noam Dworman argued this forces Congress to draft explicit grants of extraordinary authority rather than rely on fuzzy statutes.
Canadian Tariff Conflict Framed As Power Overreach
- Jesse Brown frames Trump's tariffs on Canada as abuse of emergency power, not a genuine emergency.
- Brown notes Canada’s supply management makes dairy expensive and Canadians expected courts to curb overreach but were disappointed.
Jewish Comedians Recalibrate Material Post October 7
- Jewish comedians are recalibrating material after October 7th, sometimes signaling their stance with self-identifying jokes.
- Periel Aschenbrand and Noam observed more Jewish-themed specials and performers 'leaning into' Jewish identity.
