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Alexander Hrin

Stimulus Doesn’t Stimulate, It Redistributes

As the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act continues to pour massive amounts of stimulus money into the economy, some European…

Campus Media Response: What Violates a Right?

In a recent article entitled "Investing in Evil" University of Chicago student Craig Johnson condemns his college for sanctioning investment…

Campus Media Response: Capitalism: The Best Foreign Aid There Is

"Food aid policies are in desperate need of reform," reads the subtitle to Harvard student Thomas Hwang's recent article in…

Campus Media Response: Freedom: The Best Way to Cope With Climate Change

Observing a recent debate over global warming, Princeton student Miriam Geronimus criticizes the debate as distracting from more important things:…

Campus Media Response: What Should the Tea Party Stand For?

University of Illinois student Stephen Spector recently published an op-ed that chides the Tea Party, somewhat condescendingly, for having no…

Campus Media Response: Let the Free Market Guide Choices for Higher Education

With classes starting up again, President Obama took the opportunity to state his vision for the future of American higher…

Fishy Dealings From the FDA

The FDA’s Presumption to Regulate Keeps Valuable Products off the Market The Christian Science Monitor recently published an article on…

A Small Step for Private Space Flight

Private industries make their first probes into the final frontier A recent article in The New York Times discusses the…

Governmental “Nudges” Undermine Freedom

EPA Grading scheme for vehicles distorts our ability to act on our own judgment The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed…