Commentary Articles

Persky and Popular Sovereignty
William J. Watkins, Jr. | June 27, 2018

The Chinese Academic Connection: Benefits and Costs
Richard K. Vedder | June 26, 2018

The Second Amendment Had Nothing to Do with Slavery
Stephen P. Halbrook | June 25, 2018

Time for a History Lesson about Gun Control
Stephen P. Halbrook | June 22, 2018

Answering the Call to End Poverty
Robert M. Whaples | June 21, 2018

Why Are Universities in the Housing Business?
Richard K. Vedder | June 20, 2018

Proposition 13 Is Still a Poor Scapegoat for Poor Government
Gary M. Galles | June 20, 2018

Although Trump Lost the Summit to Kim Jong-un, Holding It Still Might Have Been for the Best
Ivan Eland | June 19, 2018

Privatizing Free Tuition Will Help Relieve Our Nation’s Fiscal Overreach
Richard K. Vedder | June 18, 2018

Medgar Evers’s Civil Rights Mentor: T.R.M. Howard
David T. Beito, Linda Royster Beito | June 18, 2018

New Frontiers for Patient Power
John C. Goodman | June 18, 2018

Not All University Presidents Are Risk-Averse and Boring
Richard K. Vedder | June 14, 2018

California Governor Jerry Brown’s Born-Again Statism
K. Lloyd Billingsley | June 13, 2018

Pope Francis Meets with Oil Execs
Robert P. Murphy | June 12, 2018

To Solve North Korea, Look Beyond It
Ivan Eland | June 12, 2018

Needed: Drastic Reform (Elimination?) of Accreditation
Richard K. Vedder | June 11, 2018

The States Could Reform Obamacare If Only We Would Let Them
John C. Goodman | June 8, 2018

Congress Is Facing Yet Another Bad Farm Bill
Randy Simmons | June 8, 2018

An Abuse of Federal Grant Monies: ‘Start By Believing’ Violates Constitutional Rights to Due Process
Wendy McElroy | June 8, 2018

The Teachers Unions’ Big Miscalculation
Vicki E. Alger | June 8, 2018

Appeals Court Demands ALRB Count Ballots from Workers’ 2013 Vote to Decertify UFW
K. Lloyd Billingsley | June 8, 2018

Weighted Voting Not a Cure for Democracy
Gary M. Galles | June 8, 2018

Grand Theft, Housing, and Owners Who Can’t Vote with Their Feet
Gary M. Galles | June 1, 2018

The Right Response to Trump’s Tough Trade Talk? Ignore It.
Art Carden | June 1, 2018

Developing Countries Lead in Education Innovation
Catherine Straus, Lawrence J. McQuillan | June 1, 2018

As We Await the Janus Decision, Catholics Should Re-Examine Support for Unions
Adam B. Summers | June 1, 2018

Venezuela’s Road to Serfdom
Benjamin Powell | June 1, 2018

Can the Market Really Work in Health Care?
John C. Goodman | May 30, 2018

Problems with the Market Monetarist Approach to “Explaining” the Economy
Robert P. Murphy | May 29, 2018

Why Is Public Support for State Universities Declining?
Richard K. Vedder | May 29, 2018

Minimum Wages Might Mean Fewer Benefits, So Let’s Not #Fightfor15
Art Carden | May 29, 2018

Real Patriotism on Memorial Day Means Losing Fewer Soldiers in Meaningless Wars
Ivan Eland | May 25, 2018

Should Schools Require Foreign Languages? Doubtful.
Art Carden | May 25, 2018

Let’s Restore Constitutional Protections on U.S. College Campuses
William J. Watkins, Jr. | May 25, 2018

Fighting Bias with Business
David T. Beito, Linda Royster Beito | May 25, 2018

Why Is the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Conference Backing Compulsory Union Speech?
Adam B. Summers | May 23, 2018

SURPRISE! Banning Styrofoam Creates All Kinds of Problems Including Environmental Ones
Katie Colton, William F. Shughart II | May 23, 2018

Yes, Carbon and Other Taxes Make Gas Ridiculously Expensive
Robert P. Murphy | May 22, 2018

Learning by Earning: Why Student Investment Groups Are Better than Internships
Richard K. Vedder | May 21, 2018

Cut the Red Tape to Get More Affordable Housing
Art Carden | May 18, 2018

The Sea Is Rising, but Not Because of Climate Change
S. Fred Singer | May 18, 2018

The FDA Should Quit Regulating Nicotine Cold Turkey
Raymond J. March | May 17, 2018

High-Deductible Health Insurance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
John C. Goodman | May 16, 2018

Genetic Evidence Just Identified a Brutal Killer-Rapist, but Privacy Alarmists Want It Barred from Courtrooms
K. Lloyd Billingsley | May 14, 2018

Malcolm X’s Forgotten Kindred Soul
David T. Beito, Linda Royster Beito | May 14, 2018