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The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

Fred Shoaff

Opinion | Aramco shows capitalism can lead charge for sustainability

Opinion | Aramco shows capitalism can lead charge for sustainability

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Nov 18, 2019
The first Chevrolet Corvette on display at the 1953 General Motors Motorama car show. Today, production of the newest C8 Corvette has been delayed due to the GM strike.

Opinion | General Motors union deal kicks dying auto industry

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Nov 6, 2019
Future Bitcoin cryptocurrency is displayed above. Columnist Fred endorses Bitcoin as a good stock to invest in, even if it isn't the most reliable.

Opinion | Smart investors aren’t buying into daily drama

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Oct 23, 2019
Smokestacks from a wartime production plant, World War II.

Opinion | Socialism in America will accelerate climate change

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Oct 1, 2019
Co-Founder and CEO of WeWork Adam Neumann onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017 at Pier 36 on May 15, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

We Company will bring down venture capital

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Sep 18, 2019
Historical gold price and inflation adjusted gold price are reflected in U.S. dollars. Columnist Fred urges people to plan for the economical worst.

A stagnant economy reflects political strife

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Sep 5, 2019
How to use your internship income to buy every company in America

How to use your internship income to buy every company in America

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Apr 25, 2019
Yasiel Puig, Cuban-born baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, paid smugglers $250,000 and 20% of his future MLB contract to enter the United States and pursue professional baseball. The end of the MLB deal puts Cuban baseball players’ safety at risk.

MLB-Cuba crisis is bigger than baseball

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Apr 15, 2019
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the ceremony of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai on Jan. 7. Columnist Fred Shoaff argues the company’s inefficient business strategies will be its downfall.

Tesla’s reign may soon end

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Mar 14, 2019
Chart of the U.S. national debt.

US deficit suggests impending economic avalanche

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Feb 20, 2019
Firefighters monitor a burn operation on top of a ridge near the town of Ladoga, Calif., on August 7, 2018.

California utility company powers fires

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Feb 13, 2019
Trump drives China to brink of economic crisis

Trump drives China to brink of economic crisis

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Jan 28, 2019
Donald Trump tweets arrival of economic strife

Donald Trump tweets arrival of economic strife

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Dec 12, 2018
Mother Russia threatens Mother Nature

Mother Russia threatens Mother Nature

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Nov 27, 2018
Craig Ferguson speaks at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International at the San Diego Convention Center. Columnist Fred Shoaff argues comedy today is too politically charged.

Comedy that perpetuates division is not comedy

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Nov 8, 2018
Higher education restricts choices

Higher education restricts choices

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Oct 29, 2018
The University encourages students to fail, and we should

The University encourages students to fail, and we should

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Oct 11, 2018

Treat Amazon as a friend, not a foe

By Fred Shoaff, Columnist • Sep 27, 2018