As adults, and as citizens, we have a responsibility to inform ourselves

A growing number of people appear to simultaneously demand the right to influence others on political matters (which is what we are all doing when we share opinions) while rejecting their responsibility to be informed on those matters. Many reacted to the tariff story by either lashing out at having the facts presented to them, by denying those facts outright, or by claiming that others were to blame for not explaining it well enough.

Of course, we all have the right to share uninformed opinions. That's part of freedom of expression, which must be protected. At the same time, we should be mindful of our responsibility to inform ourselves.