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

The Old South hated the tariff—but could it have been a “cause” of the civil war, given how the North rammed protective tariffs through Congress in 1861 and so often in years prior?

Madison signed the first protective tariff in American history. The Tariff of 1816 placed a tax on imported goods, protecting American industries in textiles, iron, and other manufacturing.