Commentary Articles

Thriving as the NFL’s Minor League? Some Week Three Thoughts on the Alliance of American Football
Art Carden | February 27, 2019

Benioff’s Indictment of Tech Sector as Cause of Inequality Fails the Sniff Test
Mary L. G. Theroux | February 21, 2019

Federal Report Finds U.S. Department of Education a Massive Failure
Vicki E. Alger | February 20, 2019

Boys Will Be Boys—Except at Harvard
Richard K. Vedder | February 19, 2019

Protip: If They’re Working to Get You Fired, They’re Not Your Friends
Art Carden | February 16, 2019

Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Ultra Wealth’ Tax Is Misleading
Gary M. Galles | February 15, 2019

More Immigration Plus a Border Wall Make Economic Sense
Benjamin Powell | February 15, 2019

Time Is Now to Ratify USMCA, Shore Up North American Trade
William F. Shughart II | February 15, 2019

Fire When Ready
Ending California’s Wildfire Nightmare
Adam B. Summers | February 13, 2019

The Question of Sea Level Rise
S. Fred Singer | February 12, 2019

Gallup Poll Shows Career College Alums Are Satisfied, Do Well
Richard K. Vedder | February 12, 2019

Flaws with a “Green New Deal,” Part 2 of 2
Robert P. Murphy | February 12, 2019

The Power of Independent Thinking: The Vice in Vice
Samuel R. Staley | February 11, 2019

Trump’s Emergency Threat Reveals Executive Power Run Amok
Ivan Eland | February 11, 2019

Addressing the State of Our Disunion
Gary M. Galles | February 11, 2019

Will California’s Gavin Newsom Continue Jerry Brown’s Legacy?
K. Lloyd Billingsley | February 11, 2019

Alternatives to Obamacare
John C. Goodman | February 8, 2019

A Radical, Redistributive Re-imagining of Capitalism?
Art Carden | February 6, 2019

Colleges and Income Mobility: Undermatched, Overmatched and More
Richard K. Vedder | February 5, 2019

Your City Should Say “No” to Stadium Subsidies and “Yes” to Money Fires
Art Carden | February 4, 2019

On Ayn Rand’s Birthday, Let’s Not Forget that Ideas Have Consequences
Art Carden | February 4, 2019

Alternatives to Traditional College: Two-Year Vocational Business Schools—Become a Court Reporter
Richard K. Vedder | February 4, 2019

Retreating from Dependence on Federal Student Loans
Richard K. Vedder | February 1, 2019

Why It’s Time to End College Accreditation
Richard K. Vedder | February 1, 2019

Banning Flavored Tobacco and Vaping Products Does More Harm Than Good
Josh T. Smith, William F. Shughart II | January 30, 2019

It’s Time to Admit the Feds Are Making Poverty Worse—Not Better
Vicki E. Alger | January 29, 2019

Roma, a Movie for Today’s Zeitgeist
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | January 25, 2019

School Choice—We Should Support More Educational Opportunities for All Students
Vicki E. Alger | January 24, 2019

ANWR Will Assure US Oil Production Dominance
William F. Shughart II | January 24, 2019

Trump’s New Vision for Health Care
John C. Goodman | January 23, 2019

Is Sanity Breaking out in Washington—A Bipartisan Fix to FAFSA Complexity?
Richard K. Vedder | January 23, 2019

Cuba, 60 Years On—Misery Is Communism’s Only Real Legacy
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | January 23, 2019

Trump’s Push To Leave NATO May Help Putin, but It Will Help Americans More
Ivan Eland | January 18, 2019

Coastal Domination of Elite Higher Education and Progressive Politics: Are They Related?
Richard K. Vedder | January 15, 2019

Trump’s Tyrannical Bluster about Declaring a State of Emergency
Ivan Eland | January 11, 2019

50 Years after Racialized UCLA Gunfight, Diversity Derangement Prevails
K. Lloyd Billingsley | January 9, 2019

In Memoriam: Harold Demsetz, 1930-2019
Art Carden | January 9, 2019

Flaws With a “Green New Deal,” Part 1 of 2
Robert P. Murphy | January 9, 2019

Patent Battle: Washington U. in St. Louis 32, University of Wisconsin 0
Richard K. Vedder | January 8, 2019

The Left’s Shaky Logic on the Constitutionality of Obamacare
Gary M. Galles | January 7, 2019

In Memoriam: Robert H. Nelson, 1944-2018
Art Carden | January 7, 2019

The New Title IX Regulation Helps Women
Wendy McElroy | January 7, 2019

Will Democrats Pack the Supreme Court? It’s Possible
William J. Watkins, Jr. | January 7, 2019

Are University Presidents Paid Too Little or Too Much?
Richard K. Vedder | January 4, 2019

Viva La Revolucion? Not So Much
Art Carden | January 1, 2019

What Does Bussing Your Own Restaurant Table Show about Minimum Wages?
Art Carden | December 30, 2018

Are Universities Ruining Students? These Authors Say ‘Yes’
Art Carden | December 25, 2018

The President Isn’t Too Important to be Indicted
Ivan Eland | December 25, 2018

Time to Stop Mohammed bin Salman
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | December 24, 2018