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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Cruz’s speech contradicted our education
After Sen. Ted Cruz finished his speech at commencement this spring, he seemed to have given the wrong address. Cruz made no attempt to tailor his remarks to the new graduates of Hillsdale College. Few graduates had any question of their political affiliations. Few graduates were concerned about the success of free markets. Few graduates...
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From the Archives: “Alumni ‘Confess to Long-Unsolved Tale of Horse in Central”
Dear Editor, It is my hope that this account of collegiate pranksterism will not demoralize the present stalwarts of Hillsdale College, but this being the season when the cauldron boils, I’ll chance it. Just ten years ago this Hallowe’en, we accomplished our dastardly deed. [A few of us] suggested we at least try to place...
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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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Syria threatens Obama, not US
Every little boy knows you need three things to fight a war: good guys, bad guys, and a way to beat the bad guys. President Barack Obama seems to have forgotten his childhood. On Saturday, the president requested congressional approval for military action in Syria, a conflict with no good guys, plenty of bad guys,...