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The manipulation of quotes misleads readers
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The manipulation of quotes misleads readers

Last week, Mr. Garrison Grisedale argued that the migrant caravan is the U.S.’s most pressing foreign policy issue. I admittedly and firmly disagree with the piece. But regardless of the reader’s opinion on the migrant caravan, two quotes Mr. Grisedale used to argue that the caravan poses an extreme threat to the U.S. are presented...

The Flawed Nature of Hardline Immigration Enforcement
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The Flawed Nature of Hardline Immigration Enforcement

Immigration has become a controversial policy debate in the modern era, and even more so with the rise of Donald Trump and nationalist populism. There are valid arguments for maintaining security along the physical border. But this only constitutes a fraction of immigration policy. In reality, a large portion of immigration enforcement requires increased scrutiny...

Go for Gold: Supply Shouldn’t Affect Revival of the Gold Standard
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Go for Gold: Supply Shouldn’t Affect Revival of the Gold Standard

Many economists see an international return to a gold-backed currency as a solution to many countries’ financial woes. With a true gold standard, the decline of money’s purchasing power would slow, the government would have less control of our currency, and, ideally, central banks would be abolished, putting to bed the Keynesian pipe dream of...