Big, Beautiful Tariffs

An episode of the Fareed Zakaria GPS podcast, hosted by CNN Podcasts, titled "Big, Beautiful Tariffs" was published on December 28, 2025 and runs 49 minutes.

December 28, 2025 ·49m · Fareed Zakaria GPS

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Summary

This special explores Trump’s historic increase in US import duties, which have pushed America to its highest aggregate tariff rate since the Great Depression. What kind of results can we expect? Fareed looks for lessons in history, tracing US tariffs from the 1800s onward and noting some of the pitfalls. Tariffs can foster crony capitalism, Fareed points out—and in illiberal regimes around the world, they’ve long been part of the autocrat’s playbook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode Description

This special explores Trump’s historic increase in US import duties, which have pushed America to its highest aggregate tariff rate since the Great Depression. What kind of results can we expect? Fareed looks for lessons in history, tracing US tariffs from the 1800s onward and noting some of the pitfalls. Tariffs can foster crony capitalism, Fareed points out—and in illiberal regimes around the world, they’ve long been part of the autocrat’s playbook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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