Tariffs (thread 3): Episode 7: Henry Clay vs. Trump: Tariffs That Build — Not Blow Up — the Union

Imagine Henry Clay pulling you aside and saying: tariffs should help build the country, not punish people. He'd call today’s tariffs reactive and hollow — protection without investment, executive decrees without Congress, and no plan to bind regions together with roads, credit, and markets.

Clay would push for compromise, gradual protections, and national projects that create shared prosperity — because economic policy should unite us, not tear the Union apart. Short version: tariffs need a purpose and a plan.