Commentary Articles

Why Enrollment Is Shrinking at Many American Colleges
Richard K. Vedder | July 11, 2018

The Supreme Court Should Be More than the ‘Big Show’
William J. Watkins, Jr. | July 11, 2018

Workers’ Interests and Freedom of Association
Gary M. Galles | July 11, 2018

College Degrees by Examination: The National College Equivalence Test (NCEE)
Richard K. Vedder | July 9, 2018

Colombia’s New President, Ivan Duque, Offers a Fresh Start for the Country
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | July 9, 2018

LeBron’s Laker Deal Teaches Lessons in Liberty and Economics
K. Lloyd Billingsley | July 6, 2018

The Abby Honold Act: Reinventing Justice?
Wendy McElroy | July 6, 2018

Re-declaring the Declaration of Independence
Gary M. Galles | July 5, 2018

Disability Accommodation on Campus: Some Unintended Consequences
Richard K. Vedder | July 3, 2018

Remember Nuclear Winter?
S. Fred Singer | July 3, 2018

La Raza has Changed Its Name but Don’t Be Fooled: It’s Still a Sick, Racist Group
K. Lloyd Billingsley | July 3, 2018

Trump’s Tariffs Are a Case of Crony Capitalism
Samuel R. Staley | July 2, 2018

Obamacare Can Be Worse than Medicaid
John C. Goodman | June 29, 2018

Free the Labor Market
John C. Goodman | June 27, 2018

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

Education Startup OnlineDegree.com Makes the First Year of College Tuition-Free
Richard K. Vedder | May 30, 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