Tariffs

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• 8/4/19
  

  Trump’s Tariff War Resembles the Confederacy’s Failed Trade Policies

  by Robert Brent Toplin

  If the present conflict over tariffs leads to diminished Chinese involvement in American affairs, the Trump administration’s risky trade fight may resemble the Confederates’ foolish gamble on the diplomatic clout of King Cotton.

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• 6/9/19
  

  The President is Disrupting the U.S. Economy

  by Robert Brent Toplin

  It is high time that leaders in Washington acknowledge the risks associated with the president’s trade wars and demand a more effective policy course. 

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  6/6/19
  

  Who Will Survive the Trade War?

  by Margaret O’Mara

  History shows that big businesses profit most when tariffs reign. 

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• 12/2/18
  

  Sure, the Economy’s Great Right Now, but that Doesn’t Mean Trump Deserves the Credit

  by Robert Brent Toplin

  Usually it takes four or five years for the effects of flawed policy-making to become broadly evident.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  7-30-18
  

  Donald Trump has been wrong on trade for 30 years

  by Andrew C. McKevitt

  We didn't need a trade war with Japan in the 1980s. We don't need one with China today.

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• SOURCE: Perspectives (AHA)
  7-20-18
  

  Historians Debate America’s Retreat to Protectionism

  by Dane Kennedy

  Historians, pro and con, debate the merits of Trump's protectionist agenda at a congressional briefing sponsored by the National History Center.

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• SOURCE: Time Magazine
  3-8-18
  

  President Trump Offered a History Lesson on Tariffs

  Here’s what he left out.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  3-7-18
  

  Is Trump About to Start a Trade War?

  by Ruchir Sharma

  The alarmists are getting a bit ahead of the story. Periods of deglobalization tend to be slow processes, not sudden events.

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• SOURCE: Bloomberg
  3-5-18
  

  James Madison Would Like a Few Words on Trade Wars

  by Noah Feldman

  The fourth president tried all kinds of sanctions to open markets, but still ended up in the War of 1812.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  3-5-18
  

  ‘Trade wars are good’?

  by Marc-William Palen

  Three past conflicts tell a very different story.

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• SOURCE: CNN
  3-2-18
  

  The last American "trade war" didn't work out so great

  Remember what happened after Smoot-Hawley?