Commentary Articles

California’s Communist Tutorial
K. Lloyd Billingsley | June 9, 2017

How Republicans Think About Health Care: Three Parallel Universes
John C. Goodman | June 9, 2017

Trump’s Appointments to the Fed Could Affect the Global Economy
David Beckworth | May 31, 2017

A New Approach To High Deductibles
John C. Goodman | May 30, 2017

Individual Insurance Buyers Were Better Off Without Obamacare
Beverly Gossage, Linda Gorman, John C. Goodman | May 26, 2017

Trump’s Foreign Policy—Interests or Values?
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | May 25, 2017

To Replace Obamacare, Don’t Overlook the Role of the States
John C. Goodman | May 25, 2017

Why Nuclear Power Subsidies Must End
William F. Shughart II | May 24, 2017

Sanctuary Cities Are Not the New Nullification Crisis
William J. Watkins, Jr. | May 23, 2017

Santa Fe’s Rejection of Soda Tax a Win for Public Health
William F. Shughart II, Josh T. Smith | May 22, 2017

An Economic Winning Streak Through Tax Reform
William F. Shughart II | May 22, 2017

Did the Outcome of the French Election Merely Postpone Le Pen?
Ivan Eland | May 22, 2017

Does Lack of Health Insurance Kill?
Linda Gorman, John C. Goodman | May 17, 2017

Gridlock at the FTC Prolongs Washington’s Regulatory Status Quo
William F. Shughart II | May 12, 2017

A Global Warming Surprise
S. Fred Singer | May 12, 2017

The Venezuelan Crisis Is Due to Economic Ignorance
Robert P. Murphy | May 8, 2017

Currency Trading Is in Chaos
It’s Time to Reconsider the Gold Standard
George F. Gilder | May 8, 2017

A Case the Justices Shouldn’t Have Heard
William J. Watkins, Jr. | May 8, 2017

High Risk Pools Worked Just Fine Before Obamacare
John C. Goodman, Linda Gorman | May 8, 2017

Not-So-Obvious Answer to Trump’s Question about Whether the Civil War Could Have Been Avoided
Ivan Eland | May 5, 2017

The Real Educational Choice Debate
Vicki E. Alger | May 5, 2017

The Promise Packs a Warning
K. Lloyd Billingsley | May 3, 2017

100-Day Standard Measures Effectiveness Rather than Success
Ivan Eland | May 1, 2017

Disparaging Free Markets—Despite Their Superior Results
Gary M. Galles | May 1, 2017

Another Farce of Government-Shutdown Theater
Craig Eyermann | May 1, 2017

Ecuador and the Case of the Liberal Losers
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | April 30, 2017

Fate of Venezuela Hinges on Unity of Opposition
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | April 26, 2017

Taxes on Unhealthy Food Are Ineffective and Hurt the Poor
Michael D. Thomas, William F. Shughart II | April 26, 2017

Getting the Ball Across the Finish Line
John C. Goodman | April 26, 2017

Why Republicans Don’t Agree on How to Replace Obamacare
John C. Goodman | April 23, 2017

What Would a Free Market for Health Care Look Like?
John C. Goodman | April 17, 2017

Economics of Immigration Are at Odds with Politics
Benjamin Powell | April 17, 2017

What to Do About North Korea? Less Is More
Ivan Eland | April 14, 2017

Trump Should Be Fighting ISIS, Not Syria
Ivan Eland | April 14, 2017

As Delaine Eastin Runs for Governor, Let’s Look at Her Record
K. Lloyd Billingsley | April 14, 2017

How the Ethanol Mandate Is Killing the American Prairie
William F. Shughart II | April 14, 2017

North Texas Already Has School Choice
John C. Goodman | April 10, 2017

Getting Health Reform Right
John C. Goodman | April 10, 2017

Bridging Today’s Political Divide? Let States Do It
William J. Watkins, Jr. | April 10, 2017

California’s Double Standard on Vouchers
K. Lloyd Billingsley | April 6, 2017

Reprocessing Nuclear Waste and Yucca Mountain Worth Another Look
William F. Shughart II | April 3, 2017

Republican Health Care Fiasco, Part II
John C. Goodman | April 3, 2017

Lessons Learned from Student Outrage
Samuel R. Staley | March 31, 2017

The Root Cause of Health Care Dysfunction
John R. Graham | March 31, 2017