Commentary Articles

The Invisible Hand Brings Me Almonds
Art Carden | April 23, 2018

If Democracy Is in ‘Crisis,’ We Should Turn to the Marketplace
Gary M. Galles | April 23, 2018

Russia’s ‘Keep It in the Ground’ Ploy to Stifle American Oil
William F. Shughart II | April 23, 2018

On the 19th Anniversary of Columbine—Child Safety Accounts: Protecting Our Children with Freedom
Tim Benson, Lennie Jarratt, Vicki E. Alger | April 23, 2018

Justice Stevens’s Second Amendment Pipe Dream
Stephen P. Halbrook | April 19, 2018

Project Labor Agreements Give Unionized Companies Unfair Advantage
Gary M. Galles | April 19, 2018

The Case Against Free College Tuition
Richard K. Vedder | April 16, 2018

The Capillary Growth of Counterproductive Wars
Ivan Eland | April 13, 2018

Withdrawal from Syria Would Be Unusual Bright Spot for American Foreign Policy
Ivan Eland | April 13, 2018

What ‘Chappaquiddick’ Gets Right Is Enough to Make Your Blood Boil
K. Lloyd Billingsley | April 13, 2018

The US Economy’s Truly Forgotten People: Future Taxpayers
Jody W. Lipford, Bruce Yandle | April 13, 2018

For Many, Tax Day Will Be a Bit Less Gloomy
William F. Shughart II | April 13, 2018

What Should Pence Do at the Summit of the Americas?
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | April 12, 2018

Tariffs and Econ 101
William F. Shughart II, Kristian Fors | April 11, 2018

Violence Against Women Act Is a True Product of Washington’s Swamp
Wendy McElroy | April 6, 2018

The Only Way to Win a Trade War Is Not to Fight
Art Carden | April 6, 2018

Killing Sea Lions Won’t Balance Nature or the Budget
K. Lloyd Billingsley | April 6, 2018

Fleeing Venezuelans Need Refuge in the US, Latin America and Elsewhere
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | April 6, 2018

Pope Francis’s Economic Agenda Does Millennials No Favors
Hayeon Carol Park, Lawrence J. McQuillan | April 2, 2018

Herbert Hoover Had the Best National Security Policy of the 20th Century
Ivan Eland | March 29, 2018

Shouldn’t Women Be Free to Not Choose STEM Careers?
Mary L. G. Theroux | March 26, 2018

Trump’s Trade Policies Protect Producers Instead of Consumers
Gary M. Galles | March 26, 2018

Italy’s Election: A Lesson for Europe
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | March 23, 2018

Trump’s Tariff Folly
Burton A. Abrams | March 22, 2018

Free Riders Don’t Justify Forced Riders in Janus v. AFSCME
Gary M. Galles | March 22, 2018

Does Xi Jinping’s Power Grab in China Have a Silver Lining for the World?
Ivan Eland | March 14, 2018

To Protect the Environment, Pope Francis Should Look to Free Markets
Robert M. Whaples, Adam B. Summers | March 13, 2018

The Right Time for Housing Affordability in California
Benjamin Powell | March 12, 2018

Why Putin’s Reelection Is Guaranteed
Yuri N. Maltsev | March 12, 2018

Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Kill U.S. Jobs. They’ll Create the Wrong Ones
Benjamin Powell | March 11, 2018

Pope Francis Has it Wrong on Global Poverty and Its Cure
Robert P. Murphy | March 10, 2018

During College Basketball’s March Madness, Everyone Wins Big Except the Athletes
K. Lloyd Billingsley | March 9, 2018

Turn Back the Clock on Daylight Saving Time
William F. Shughart II | March 8, 2018

How the Pope and President Could Work Together to Help Immigrants
Lawrence J. McQuillan, Hayeon Carol Park | March 7, 2018

Inflation Is Going to Climb, but Could New Fed Chief Make It Worse?
Burton A. Abrams | March 5, 2018

A Gas Tax Hike Is the Wrong Way to Fund Highways
Robert P. Murphy | March 5, 2018

The Pope Bows to Beijing
Adam B. Summers, Lawrence J. McQuillan | March 2, 2018

Blame for Parkland Rests with Local School Officials and FBI Ineptitude
Stephen P. Halbrook | March 2, 2018

Repeal the Second Amendment?
Stephen P. Halbrook | March 2, 2018

‘The Post’ Makes the Case for a Free and Independent Press
Samuel R. Staley | March 2, 2018

NRA’s Support for the National Instant Criminal Background System
Fact Checking the Fact Checker
Stephen P. Halbrook | March 1, 2018

Talking with North Korea Can’t Hurt
Ivan Eland | February 26, 2018