Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator - Tuesday February 4, 2025 Trump misunderstands tariffs; threats become ineffective President Donald Trump consistently misrepresents how ...

The Old South hated the tariff—but could it have been a “cause” of the civil war, given how the North rammed protective tariffs ... pretty important issue in political economic history.

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You would expect a Republican president to name-drop Ronald Reagan. Or Abraham Lincoln. Even Calvin Coolidge. But William McKinley?

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President McKinley, Republican 1987 – 1901, raised protective tariffs to promote US industry. The 1890 Tariff Act increased average duties across all imports from 38% to 49.5%. Later ...

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