Smoot-Hawley: The Tariff That
Tanked The Economy
TRADE · MACROECONOMICS · PUBLIC FINANCE
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930,
intended to protect struggling
American farmers, imposed steep
tariffs on over.
In one of the darkest chapters of
American economic history,
politicians reached for a tool as
blunt as it was politically…
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
In his early days back in office,
President Trump revoked ethics
restrictions, signaling a shift…
Tariffs at the Checkout, Tax
Cuts at the Top
TRADE · TAXES · PUBLIC FINANCE
The Trump administration’s 2025
economic plan combines revived
tariffs on imports with permanent
extensions of the 2017.
WHITE HOUSE · IMMIGRATION · MAGA
Stephen Miller has never been one
for subtlety. From the moment he
stepped onto the political stage, he…
TRADE · INFLATION · COST OF LIVING
In 2025, tariffs have returned as a
central element of Donald Trump’s
trade strategy aimed at
revitalizing.
The Day the Music Stopped
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · UNITED STATES
A planned concert featuring young
musicians of color alongside the
Marine Band was canceled under a
Trump.
The Great Erasure: Trump’s
War on Words
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · POLITICS
In early 2025, the Trump
administration initiated a covert
campaign to remove hundreds of words
related to.
CAMPAIGNS · POLITICAL POWER · UNITED STATES
At age 88, Doris “Granny D” Haddock
embarked on a 3,200-mile walk across
the United States to.
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER · CANADA
In early 2025, former U.S. President
Donald Trump escalated tensions by
proposing the annexation of Canada…
