While the US Constitution made the US a large free trade zone, prohibiting states from erecting trade barriers against each other, it also empowered the central government to impose tariffs on goods imported from outside the country.
Benjamin Seevers
Benjamin Seevers is an economics PhD student at West Virginia University and holds a BA in economics from Grove City College. He was a 2025 and 2023 Mises Institute Fellow in Residence. His research interests include private governance, public policy, and libertarian ethics. He blogs at Seevers Insights.