Karl Rove contends that the president ‘presided over the Tariff of Abominations.’ This requires some clarification.

The media today is fixated on presenting the economic and emotional cases for and against tariffs. As a result, politicians are free to spew their propaganda ...

The Tariff of 1828 (also called the “Tariff of Abominations”) was passed under his administration, significantly raising rates. This action angered Southern states, which relied on imported ...

far surpassing the 50% boost of the 1828 "Tariff of Abominations." Tariffs have featured prominently in many of his recent ...

In an otherwise excellent column (“Trump’s Echo of 1829,” op-ed, Feb. 27) Karl Rove contends that President Andrew Jackson “presided over the ‘Tariff of Abominations.’” This requires ...