Stephen Hawking: 'There is no heaven; it's a fairy story'. 1  In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the cosmologist shares his thoughts on death, M-theory, human purpose and our chance existence. 2  In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the cosmologist shares his thoughts on death, M-theory, human purpose and our chance existence.
Tariff of Abominations. The Tariff of Abominations was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States.
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, also called the Hawley-Smoot Tariff, was passed by the US Congress in June 1930 as a way to help protect domestic farmers against agricultural imports. It was responsible for raising US tariffs to historically high levels.