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History's Einav Rabinovitch-Fox says that Donald Trump’s tariff policies echo William McKinley’s 1890s protectionism

MEDIA | January 10, 2025
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF

The fashion fight that exposes the flaw in Trump’s tariff logic
Time MagazineEinav Rabinovitch-Fox, lecturer of history at the College of Arts and Sciences, said Donald Trump’s tariff policies echo William McKinley’s 1890s protectionism, which sparked backlash, especially from elite women protesting high tariffs on luxury goods. Their defiance exposed tariffs’ cultural and economic limits, contributing to Republican losses, she said.