Tariffs: Smoot - The Man Behind the Tariff

Published: July 28, 2018, 4 p.m.

You may know his tariff, but not him.\xa0A look at the man behind the Smoot-Hawley Tariff.\xa0Reed Smoot, Senator from Utah.\xa0His history, his politics, his views on tariffs.\xa0His battles for a mix of conservative issues and progressive stands.\xa0And his battle to keep his own seat from religious intolerance.\xa0\xa0Plus a discussion on tariffs in history and the variety of different historical figures who have positive and negative views of tariffs.\xa0\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices