What Our Politicians Get Wrong — America Is Not the ‘Biggest Loser’ on Trade
By Daniel R. Pearson
Donald Trump believes that America is in decline due to a rigged
global economy. His view: “We lose on trade.” Hillary Clinton also has
become staunchly anti-trade, saying China and other countries have
“gamed the system for too long.”
The idea that the United States is a loser in the global economy must strike people in other countries as strange. When the rest of the world looks at America, what do they see? They see a nation with the world’s largest and most innovative economy, a great deal of individual opportunity that allows people to advance, and an unparalleled ability to participate in global affairs when it chooses to do so. “Why,” they must ask themselves, “is the United States gripped with such self-doubt?”
The idea that the United States is a loser in the global economy must strike people in other countries as strange. When the rest of the world looks at America, what do they see? They see a nation with the world’s largest and most innovative economy, a great deal of individual opportunity that allows people to advance, and an unparalleled ability to participate in global affairs when it chooses to do so. “Why,” they must ask themselves, “is the United States gripped with such self-doubt?”
Why Foreign Leaders Attack Donald Trump
By Christopher A. Preble
In a campaign season full of surprises, one that deserves particular
comment is what foreign leaders are saying about Donald Trump. Public
officials traditionally avoid weighing in on such matters. Few wish to
be seen as meddling in another country’s political affairs. This year,
however, quite a number have been particularly outspoken in their
criticism of Trump.
A few examples:
- Then-British Prime Minister David Cameron said late last year that Trump’s remarks about a Muslim travel ban were “divisive, stupid and wrong.”
A few examples:
- Then-British Prime Minister David Cameron said late last year that Trump’s remarks about a Muslim travel ban were “divisive, stupid and wrong.”
Expect the Unexpected between Now and Election Day
By Michael D. Tanner
Ready, set, go. With Labor Day in the rear-view mirror, the
unofficial start of the presidential campaign is upon us. The
post-convention bounces have worn off. Donald Trump is finally beginning
to put together something that resembles a campaign and has gone
several weeks without saying anything overly outrageous. Hillary Clinton
has been slammed by almost daily revelations of sleaze, if not quite
illegality, surrounding the Clinton Foundation and her private e-mail
server. And the latest polls show that this is a much closer race than
one might expect.
Taking a quick look at the battlefield:
Taking a quick look at the battlefield:
The War against Free Speech on Campus
By Daniel Jacobson
Hostility toward freedom of speech in American colleges and
universities has been growing quietly for decades, but lately it has
become impossible to ignore.
The toleration of unpopular opinion was once considered central to the purpose of a liberal education, which was not to indoctrinate students dogmatically but to teach them how to form beliefs.
But these classically liberal norms of toleration and open inquiry have given way to an activist conception of the mission of higher education. In practice, this amounts to the establishment of a specific ideology that its advocates refer to only in such generic terms as “social justice.”
The toleration of unpopular opinion was once considered central to the purpose of a liberal education, which was not to indoctrinate students dogmatically but to teach them how to form beliefs.
But these classically liberal norms of toleration and open inquiry have given way to an activist conception of the mission of higher education. In practice, this amounts to the establishment of a specific ideology that its advocates refer to only in such generic terms as “social justice.”
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