President William McKinley is having his biggest moment since 1928, when his face was printed on the $500 bill. For the last ...

It was Nov. 3, 1896, and the former Ohio Governor was on his way to becoming America’s 25th president. The 53-year-old ...

That was especially true of one provision in the 1890 Tariff Act that made the import of luxury dresses extremely expensive. Wealthy elite women saw this provision as an attack on their lifestyle.

The American Law Register and Review, Vol. 41, No. 4, (First Series) Volume 32 (Second Series, Volume 6) (Apr., 1893), pp. 309-319 (11 pages) ...

Consider one of Trump’s personal heroes, William McKinley, and the consequences of the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890. It was signed into law during America’s so-called “Gilded Age.” ...

Of course, Trump’s trade policy is so muddled that this observation isn’t very compelling. Economists on the left and right ...

The last time “reciprocity” was used to refer to the opposite process of raising tariffs was in 1890, under the Tariff Act, often just called the McKinley Tariff. It is this era Trump harked ...

As a congressman in 1890, he authored the highest and most protectionist tariff act in US history. As president, his views on trade shifted towards a more reciprocal approach. President Donald ...