Conservative activists are happy and left-wing pundits and lawyers are furious — again. The cause, however, is more surprising than normal. The debate this time revolves not around cultural flashpoints such as wokeness in schools or men competing in women’s sports. Rather, the clash is over legal procedures and requirements relating to a more fundamental...
President Donald Trump’s new “Liberation Day” tariffs are framed as economic patriotism but a closer look reveals their fundamental flaws. First, tariffs are taxes — and taxes suppress growth. The government cannot tax imports without taxing Americans. By raising costs on imports, these measures will primarily burden American consumers, just as the 2018 China tariffs...
Since the beginning of March, Trump has implemented global tariffs leading to large fluctuations in the stock market and international retaliatory tariffs. Courtesy | Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump’s tariff plan opposes both economic and legal procedures and destabilizes the average American’s finances, according to some Hillsdale professors. “This is an unforced error by the...
Americans love their plastic. From bottles and take-out to food storage and construction, plastic is ubiquitous. It is a material we hold in our hearts — literally. In 2023, a pilot study by the American Chemical Society found tens to thousands of individual microplastic pieces — particles ranging in size from a grain of sand...
Move aside Hunter Biden. A new wave of presidential relatives are stealing the show. And this time, it’s got nothing to do with cocaine and laptops. Since President Donald Trump’s Inauguration, appearances of extended members of the first and second families have been plentiful as well as entertaining. From Trump’s adult children and their young...