Economists love to describe tradeoffs (“on the one hand….on the other hand”), so much so that a frustrated Harry Truman once asked for a one-armed economist. So I appreciated how your recent article (“Hillsdale Professors Discuss Tariffs,” Feb. 13) represented the many nuanced considerations about the Trump Administration’s rapidly evolving tariff policy. But as someone...
The Collegian should be proud of its thoughtful and principled editorial on November 14 (“The Weekly: What Happened to ‘Agree to Disagree?’”). If I may reinforce your point: tolerating — and even seeking — genuine political dialogue isn’t just the right thing to do. It makes us all better. We all know by now that...
As we write, Congress is considering whether to send a large tranche of military aid to a faraway country under attack by a powerful neighbor. What follows is a short guide to some of the talking points favoring this aid that seem particularly unconvincing. We don’t pretend this discussion is comprehensive and stress that intelligent...