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

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

One prominent Southern critic at the time referred to the 1828 tariff as the “tariff of abominations ... Democratic politicians such as Andrew Jackson, and fights over the system presaged ...

That ignited a swift and often successful lobbying effort, especially from Washington’s high-priced K Street law firms, which ended up applying for hundreds of thousands of tariff exemptions.

But TJ Maxx believes that Trump’s tariff plans will benefit the discount chain. TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, said Wednesday that the “chaos” Trump’s tariffs ...

Trump plans to impose tariffs ranging from 60% to 100% on Chinese imports and a universal tariff of up to 20% on imports from other countries. According to the Republican National Committee ...

When defending his plans, Trump repeatedly, and wrongly, has insisted that the tariffs he has in mind will be paid by other countries. “We’re going to be a tariff nation. It’s not going to ...

The most beautiful word in the dictionary is “tariff” – at least, to US president-elect Donald Trump, who made the declaration in an interview in October before his election victory.

More Economic Fallout Other economic analysts also predict that heftier tariffs would lead to higher costs for Americans. The center-right American Action Forum estimated that a 10% tariff on all ...