Shubhaankar Gupta

On May 13th, the University of Chicago announced that beginning Autumn 2027, undergraduate students from families earning under $250,000 annually will receive free tuition, and those earning below $125,000 will have their housing, meals, and fees covered in full. Out of the many elite universities that have undertaken financial aid expansion over the past years, this is by far the largest; free tuition at this threshold would cover roughly 90 percent of American households.

Venezuelans around the world rejoiced at the news of Nicholas Maduro’s capture on January 3rd by U.S. forces. Emotional celebrations have echoed around the world, from Madrid to New York, celebrating an end to the dictator’s disastrous twelve-year rule. “It’s great that he’s gone” says Miguel, a Venezuelan refugee from Caracas residing in Buenos Aires.

Chicago Thinker staff member Shubh Gupta recently sat down with Harald Uhlig, Professor and former head of the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago, to discuss Prof. Uhlig’s views on topics ranging from tariffs and monetary policy to college and intellectual courage. Gupta: What are, in your opinion, some of the greatest achievements of the Chicago School of Economics, and what place does the Chicago School have in today’s economic policy landscape?