William McKinley led a country defined by tariffs and colonial wars. There’s a reason Trump is so drawn to his legacy—and so determined to bring the liberal international order to an end.

The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill McKinley’s Gilded Age tariff disaster should give Trump pause by James Delmont, opinion contributor - 06/10/25 3:00 ...

McKinley, the 25th U.S. president, governed America when businesses still shipped goods by sailing ships and steam locomotives. McKinley also presided over a period of U.S. expansionism, winning the ...

William McKinley, the 'Tariff King' who inspired Trump In his inaugural address, the 47th president of the US celebrated his distant predecessor, best known for significantly raising customs ...

Trump’s Imperial Fantasy: To Be Polk, McKinley, and Putin—All at Once Trampling rights, imposing tariffs, gobbling up others’ territories. Trump is imitating his role models to a T.

President William McKinley was a steadfast protectionist—until a depression and a G.O.P. wipeout.

President William McKinley is having his biggest moment since 1928, when his face was printed on the $500 bill. For the last few decades, only a smattering of quirky historians and cult devotees have ...

Slouching toward Mount McKinley: Trump and the end of the American century William McKinley seems obscure now — but the Trump team wants to bring back his Gilded Age imperialism ...

When President Donald Trump pulled William McKinley from the outer reaches of American history and hailed his presidency as a model for today’s U.S. leadership, he harked back to the far-distant ...

Remembering William McKinley Since President William McKinley’s once-upon-a-time mediocrity was exceeded only by his present-day obscurity, few observers grasped the real significance of Trump ...

Our 25th president loved tariffs, and oversaw an expansion of U.S. territory around the globe. But William McKinley is best remembered as being one of the four presidents that was assassinated.