William McKinley: Prostitute of Protectionism

Source: Cobden Centre
by Thomas J DiLorenzo

“In his inaugural address President Trump called President William McKinley (1897-1901) ‘great’ and proudly announced that he had changed the name of Mount Denali in Alaska back to Mount McKinley. The reason the president picked McKinley of all past presidents to heap praise upon is that McKinley was a lifelong political tool of big business, primarily Northern state manufacturers who championed protectionist tariff taxes so rabidly that he was called ‘the apostle of protectionism’ and ‘the Napoleon of protectionism.’ President Trump’s election is said to be a ‘populist’ victory against the deep state establishment, but there is nothing more anti-populist than protectionist tariff taxes.” (01/30/25)

https://www.cobdencentre.org/2025/01/william-mckinley-prostitute-of-protectionism/