Trump is apparently oblivious to the societal train wrecks that protectionist tariffs have caused throughout American history ...

In response, Clay and his allies raised tariff rates again, to 50% in 1828. The increasing use of tariffs provoked a fierce response from some in the nation’s agricultural and slave-owning class ...

The use of national tariffs in the US began in 1791, led by Alexander Hamilton, and grew throughout the 19th century, in what ...