Nineteenth-century America permitted virtually unimpeded flows of capital and labor—a key to economic prosperity.

Trump has embraced James K. Polk and William McKinley as avatars of his effort to return the United States to a bygone era, ...

U.S. economic history has a lot to say about how trade wars can set off something much, much worse. Since the beginning of the 19th century, the United States has suffered six economic depressions ...

“I understand they have 19th century policies of McKinley, but they need to have a 21st century understanding of the economy,” Khanna (D-Calif) said on CBS’ “Face the Nation, referencing ...

The tariffs mark a sharp reversal from decades of U.S. trade policy. Since World War II, presidents— including Trump in his ...

Attention, Shoppers!” by MIT political scientist Kathleen Thelen examines the political history and dynamics behind how large ...