In 1981, George Gilder published “Wealth and Poverty,” an apologia for supply-side economics. His timing proved fortuitous: the book, released a few weeks into Ronald Reagan’s first term, not only popularized its subject matter, but also turned Gilder himself into “Reagan’s most-quoted living author” and thus plausibly helped launch the supply-side revolution of the Reagan...
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September 12, 2013July 12, 2022City News
Local Democrat aims to unseat Tim Walberg
Will a Democrat represent Hillsdale? Pam Byrnes thinks so. In July, Byrnes announced her campaign to unseat Tim Walberg, the current representative for Michigan’s seventh congressional district, which includes Hillsdale County. At a meet-and-greet held in Checker Records in Hillsdale on Sunday afternoon, she made her case to a group of local voters. “I’m very,...
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September 12, 2013July 12, 2022Culture
‘Butler’ Serves a Wasted Opportunity
In 2010, Eugene Allen, an extraordinary historical figure, passed away. From 1952 to 1986, this African-American domestic worked in the White House, serving eight presidents during a tenure that overlapped with the American Civil Rights movement. After the Washington Post profiled Allen in 2008, screenwriter Danny Strong and director Lee Daniels saw the opportunity in...
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September 5, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
The cost of making Obamacare cool
What do Hollywood celebrities, Los Angeles students, Oprah, librarians, Magic Johnson, and the website Funny or Die have in common? The Obama administration has asked all of these noted healthcare experts to sell the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) to a stubbornly skeptical public. Despite repeated contrary proponent assurances, many remain unsold on...
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April 18, 2013July 12, 2022City News
City Council discusses year goals, video service
At its meeting on Monday, April 15, the Hillsdale City Council discussed its goals for the 2013-14 fiscal year and a video services contract. Mayor Doug Moon proposed the list of five potential goals for the council. They included improving the streets, reducing blight, increasing jobs, enhancing communications, and removing obstacles. Moon said that each...