Though he is known today as a ‘tariff guy,’ the 25th president changed his mind about the use of levies. Here’s what to know about McKinley, and Trump’s apparent fascination with him.

The damage of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 was so severe that 50 years later, Ronald Reagan provided a cautionary tale ...

William McKinley came to power during a time of economic instability and inequality. As a congressman in 1890, he authored the most protectionist tariff act in US history. As president ...

Who knew that McKinley was controlled by China? It is true that the self-styled "tariff man"—his political opponents preferred the more derisive "Napoleon of protection"—was the biggest public ...

In 1890, the "Napoleon of Protectionism" had the McKinley Tariff adopted by Congress, which increased customs duties by nearly 50% to protect American manufacturing interests. The law was ...

The similarities: "I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform," McKinley declared on the presidential campaign trail in 1896, appealing to America's core manufacturing base and dominant ...

If you've been intrigued by President Donald Trump's praise of his long-ago White House predecessor William McKinley and ...

A tariff-obsessed president William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, is a controversial figure in American history. During his presidency, the US experienced "The Gilded Age," an ...