Should governments use high tariffs to protect domestic industries and workers?

Context

Tariffs are taxes on imported goods designed to make foreign products more expensive and protect domestic producers from competition. Governments use them to shield workers and industries from cheaper imports, but economists debate whether they ultimately help or harm economies—protecting some jobs while raising consumer prices and risking retaliation from trading partners. The debate has intensified recently as major economies pursue competing industrial policies and trade tensions reshape global commerce.