Today in Global Small Business: "Preserve Our Democracy" Says Martin Luther King's Son to the Supreme Court

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Martin Luther King's son to the Supreme Court:  Preserve Our Democracy (for The New York Times Opinion section).
• Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Northeastern University.
• Quote of the week:  "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." – Martin Luther King, Letter from a Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963
• Remember the dream:  A Day Honoring Dr. King – Smithsonian 
• Honoring the life and legacy of the slain civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Northeast Wisconsin
• Ways to honor Dr. King across DC on Monday, January 19, 2026. – DC News

Tariff Analysis By Alex Yancher, Founder of Passport

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Alex Yancher, who helps brands go global via Passport, writes about the odds of the Supreme Court knocking down Trump's tariffs.

Read his analysis here.

Trump's Sweeping Tariffs EXCEED His Authority

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Trump’s tariffs are headed to the Supreme Court after a court ruled them illegal.  A federal appeals court relied on recent Supreme Court rulings when it found President Trump's sweeping tariffs exceed his authority.

Last week, a federal appeals court found that President Donald Trump’s imposition of sweeping tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming into the U.S. exceeded presidential authority.

Will the Supreme Court side with Trump?  If they do, it provides further evidence of what many Americans fear: that this court has a different set of rules for the Trump administration.

Today in Global Small Business: Biggest Threat to Success is Overthinking

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Overthinking often slows or even stalls progress by causing muddy thinking and overwhelm. It's aimed at preventing mistakes but overthinking itself becomes a bigger threat to success than mistakes.
• Americans across the country are remembering George Floyd five years after he was killed by police, with special gatherings in the city where he grew up and the one where he died.
• Why the Supreme Court is handing over more and more power to Trump.
• Quote of the week:  “Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.” – Earl Warren
• The trade war has turned a spotlight on the artisanal clusters behind glamorous goods, inviting fresh scrutiny of one of the industry’s key selling points.
• Remember the true meaning of Memorial Day.

The Clock Is Ticking on TikTok

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As I [Laurel Delaney] wrote here, the clock is ticking on TikTok.  Will it stay or will it be banned in USA?

The Supreme Court could issue a ruling any day now (deadline 1/19/25), though it appears unlikely to deem the sale-or-ban law unconstitutional, even after President-elect Trump asked for time to resolve the matter.   

TikTok's fate is up in the air.