President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs in his second term defies many historical norms, say economists and historians.

Ever heard of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930? Anyone? Those tariffs are widely credited with sinking the United States deeper into the Great Depression. And although global trade looks different ...

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We have an income tax as opposed to a tariff in part to deal with the mind of the South in 1913—yet the income tax revenue enabled revenue-destructive tariffs.

Instead of compelling Canada to become an American state, the 1890 McKinley Tariff drove Canada into British hands.

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President Donald Trump said he will announce 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum coming into the United States on Monday.

President Donald Trump's use of tariffs in his second term defies many historical norms, say economists and historians.

Since then, the U.S. has used tariffs to achieve three broad goals, said Douglas Irwin, an economics professor at Dartmouth College and past president of the Economic History Association.