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What a Monopoly importer learned when it tried to make things in the U.S.A.

NPR | By Scott Horsley
Published July 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM EDT

After getting hit with a steep tariff bill for the imported board games he sells, Jonathan Silva wanted to see if he could produce a version of his Monopoly game in the United States.

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Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent.