The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, signed into law in 1930, was a U.S. legislative measure that raised tariffs on over 20,00 ...

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841 ...

Tariffs aim to insulate certain sectors from foreign competition. But evidence shows they often end up losing U.S. jobs.

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Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed ...

Donald Trump’s latest tariffs imposed on Canada, China and Mexico have been mocked as a famous Ferris Bueller's Day Off clip ...

The Smoot-Hawley tariffs were meant to protect farmers, but grew owing to congressional “logrolling”, as representatives ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. In the 75-second “Ferris Bueller” clip, students sit, zombified, as a teacher attempts to engage them in dialogue on the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, a topic whose ...