Since the 1930s, the U.S. has moved away from protectionism in favor of trade liberalization. Agreements like the General ...

President Donald Trump in his inaugural speech credited President William McKinley for making the United States “very rich” ...

President Trump's tariff plans are leaving people with many questions about when they have been used in the past, what kind of effect they have had, how that squares with the president's arguments and ...

But those tariffs were the main source of income for a long time. What changed? Well, from the late 19th century onwards, the size of the American state expanded. Paying for the Civil War was ...

Over the course of just a few days, Donald Trump—following up on a November promise—announced 25 percent tariffs on the country’s North American ... missed-it trade war will stick.

Alienating allies and partners that the U.S. desperately needs means that “America First” will be “America Alone.” ...

Chinese tariffs on U.S. products including LNG, coal and agricultural equipment were imposed Monday, in response to Trump’s ...

Tariffs will only harm fully grown and highly competitive American industries — from agriculture ... in the Western world is pre-World War II Germany, starting with Imperial Chancellor Otto ...

Washington Post economic columnist Heather Long said, “Trump’s trade war is here ... truly be crazy for President Trump to slap a 25% tariff on ALL Canadian and Mexican imports. It would cost American ...

said in a statement, “No amount of silly rebranding will hide the fact that Trump is planning a multi-trillion-dollar tax hike on American ... for the Civil War). Before that time, tariffs ...

But those tariffs were the main source of income for a long time. What changed? Well, from the late 19th century onwards, the size of the American state expanded. Paying for the Civil War was ...