Dear Editor, Mr. Grisedale, in his piece “Free trade isn’t a principle, it’s a policy,” in the Sept. 6, 2018 edition of the Hillsdale Collegian, argues that protectionism is the pragmatic choice and free trade isn’t rooted in any sort of principle. I believe his analysis makes a number of errors, both economic and historical. ...
Author: Tyler Groenendal (Tyler Groenendal)
The saga of bad meal plans needs to end
In S.M. Chavey’s article last week defending Bon Appetit and the mandatory meal plan policy, she claims the meal plan requirement is “necessary from a financial standpoint” and that it is “an integral part of campus culture.” I’d like to address her claims in turn. Her first claim, that mandatory meal plans are necessary for...
Hillsdale students ought to oppose local corporate welfare
Corporate welfare is alive and well, even here in Hillsdale. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is the institution responsible for organizing and directing corporate welfare in the state of Michigan. According to their website, the MEDC offers “business assistance services and capital programs for business attraction and acceleration.” In practice, this amounts to allocating tax...
Rand still stands
Rand Paul, the self-described “libertarian-ish” Senator from Kentucky, is not the presidential frontrunner—he’s even fallen in recent polls. He is not the most heavily-covered in the news. Some pundits proclaim his presidential campaign is already over, despite Time magazine’s description as “the most interesting man in politics” (‘The Reinventions of Rand Paul,’ Oct. 16, 2014)....
Rand Paul can win in 2016
Bob Dole. John McCain. Mitt Romney. These three men have something in common. Not only were all three failed Republican presidential candidates, but they also won their respective primaries on the back of an oft-repeated phrase: They were the only candidates who were electable. This phrase, touted by moderate and establishment Republicans as a justification...