Tariffs: Who Should Decide? Who Pays?

Speaker: Jonathan Ernest, Assistant Professor of Economics, Weatherhead School of Management, CWRU Do current issues of national security and foreign competition merit tariffs? In 1962 and 1974, Congress delegated to the President the power to implement tariffs to address Cold War national security concerns and to counter unfair foreign trade practices—while still promoting global trade … Continue reading Tariffs: Who Should Decide? Who Pays?

Does the Great Replacement Theory Underlie Current Policies?

Speaker: Marvin McMickle, Pastor Emeritus, Antioch Baptist Church of Cleveland; Professor Emeritus, Ashland Theological Seminary Adherents of the Great Replacement Theory—the belief that there is a deliberate effort to replace white Americans of Northern European descent with people of other races—frequently oppose liberal immigration policies and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Critics, however, often … Continue reading Does the Great Replacement Theory Underlie Current Policies?

Confronting Authoritarianism

Speaker: Cherie Strachan, PhD, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics History shows a familiar pattern: regimes weaken the press, universities and courts in the guise of protecting the public while amassing ever greater personal power. While some citizens are willing to trade freedom for promised security; … Continue reading Confronting Authoritarianism