A promised protectionist turn, expected weakening of the rules-based multilateral trade order, and the likelihood of the US ...
The calculus for tariffs has always been far more complicated than their effect on consumer prices — and even that is not ...
The election is over. So where are we? The calendar says we’re in 2024. But the history books say 1924, give or take a few years. Under the Johnson-Reed Act, aka the Immigration Act of 1924, ...
The election is over. So where are we? The calendar says we’re in 2024. But the history books say 1924, give or take a few ...
Britons! Know your place! If Donald Trump imposes tariffs on EU exports, you must suffer, too! We may not have shown you much ...
In 1930, Congress passed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, imposing duties on ... Tariffs helped turn the Wall Street Crash into the Great Depression. Why would Americans risk all that again?
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 in the U.S. raised tariffs to record levels, exacerbating the Great Depression. This led to a shift towards more liberal trade policies post-World War II, ...
If short term goals can be achieved by sacrificing the longer term, one can imagine a possible few “good” years in a Trump ...