President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. Vintage photos show how they affected Americans.

The McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised import duties to nearly 50% on average, up from around 38% previously. As the House Ways and Means Committee chairman, McKinley argued that high tariffs were ...

President Trump likes to remember William McKinley's tariffs as a triumph. The reality is far more complicated.

Trump has dubbed McKinley the “tariff king.” McKinley referred to himself as “a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.” In 1890, six years before McKinley’s election as president ...