The Conservative Tariff Consensus Is Real

The conservative movement in America is now decisively in favor of tariffs.

We’ve discussed this transformation in the past . The post-war conservative movement was once dominated by self-styled free traders, as was the movement’s political vehicle, the Republican Party. But opposition to tariffs is now confined to a legacy rump of the right, a small minority of conservatives and Republicans.

A survey conducted by YouGov for the Economist in late October found that two-thirds of registered Republicans say tariffs should be kept at the new higher levels or raised even further. Twenty-eight percent want higher tariffs , and 38 percent are happy with current levels. Just 17 percent said tariffs should be reduced. Similarly, 68 percent of

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