The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist

Michael Clifford is a sophomore studying economics, political science, and mathematics. He writes mostly on economic policy, and is proud of his Hawaiian shirt collection.

All content by Michael Clifford
United States President Donald Trump holds a news briefing at the White House on Aug. 4 in Washington, D.C.

Opinion | The Republicans need a long-term plan

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
September 3, 2020
Opinion | Opposition to home-school reflects political bias in academia

Opinion | Opposition to home-school reflects political bias in academia

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
May 26, 2020
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, China has drastically cut exports of personal protective equipment like masks, respirators, gowns, and goggles.

Opinion | Virus or no virus, Americans should not rely on China for medicine

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
April 16, 2020
Opinion | Pitt’s administrative failures cost students thousands, and compensation is needed

Opinion | Pitt’s administrative failures cost students thousands, and compensation is needed

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
April 6, 2020
Opinion | Keeping Up With the Columnists: Vignettes of sheer boredom

Opinion | Keeping Up With the Columnists: Vignettes of sheer boredom

By Devi Ruia, Michael Clifford, Leah Mensch, Maggie Durwald, Julia Kreutzer, Alex Dolinger, Paige Lawler, and Josh Beylinson
March 22, 2020
Last weekend, Anderson Cooper asked Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to offer a justification for controversial comments he made about Fidel Castro’s regime in the 1980s.

Opinion | Literacy programs were no silver lining in Castro’s horrible regime

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
March 5, 2020
Opinion | How to make Groundhog Day unforgettable — if you only get 10,000 chances

Opinion | How to make Groundhog Day unforgettable — if you only get 10,000 chances

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
February 2, 2020
Opinion | Things are actually pretty good right now

Opinion | Things are actually pretty good right now

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
January 14, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks at the Economic Club of New York on Nov. 12 in New York City. Trump, speaking to business leaders and others in the financial community, spoke about the state of the U.S. economy and the prolonged trade talks with China.

Opinion | End the trade war, but don’t let China off the hook

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
November 13, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., plans to institute a tax on “excessive lobbying,” in an attempt to limit impacts on decision makers by lobbying organizations.

Elizabeth Warren’s “lobbyist tax” attacks First Amendment in more ways than one

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
October 15, 2019
Some worry that Beto O’Rourke’s firm stance on guns endangers future efforts of gun control legislation.

Opinion | Democratic calls for rifle bans are misinformed

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
September 29, 2019
Opinion | Counterpoint: Raising minimum wage won’t help students

Opinion | Counterpoint: Raising minimum wage won’t help students

By Michael Clifford, For The Pitt News
September 11, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during a presidential campaign rally on Pitt’s campus on April 15.

Opinion | A leftist push won’t help Democrats

By Michael Clifford, For The Pitt News
June 25, 2019
Gold ingots.

Opinion | The Trump boom can’t last

By Michael Clifford, For The Pitt News
May 21, 2019
Load More Stories