Joseph J. Thorndike examines how tariff policy in the 19th century slowed the introduction of the modern income tax.

What he’s doing with import fees is a result of a lost consensus about how the United States should interact with other ...

Tariff advocates perpetuate the myth that the state can solve economic problems by imposing artificial barriers.

Tariff disputes are causing volatility under the new administration, but investors should have two bigger worries right now.

President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. Vintage photos show how they affected Americans.

President Trump recently instituted new tariffs on two allies and one adversary: 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% ...

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

According to Reuters, Trump proposed a 10% tariff on all U.S. imports and a 60% levy on Chinese-made products.

Here’s how current events are mirroring a key point in U.S. history that led to a trade war and exacerbated the Great ...