Conservative Smokeshow of the Day

But something started bothering me during my sophomore year. I noticed that some of the people who talked the most about tolerance weren't always very tolerant of different viewpoints. I watched friendships fall apart over political disagreements, and I started wondering why people couldn't simply disagree without hating each other.

I remember having a conversation with a classmate about government spending and student loans. I had always assumed that more government assistance was automatically a good thing, but she challenged me to consider where the money came from and who ultimately paid for it. I didn't agree with everything she said, but it made me realize there were questions I had never seriously considered.