Commentary Articles

Was Martin Luther King, Jr. an Economic Illiterate? Is Pope Francis?
Lawrence J. McQuillan, Hayeon Carol Park | January 17, 2018

On Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Remember Also T.R.M. Howard
David T. Beito | January 16, 2018

Zimbabwe’s Coconut Coup Installs a Crocodile Liberator
George B. N. Ayittey | January 15, 2018

For Better Healthcare in 2018, End Nonprofit Certificates of Need and Tax Schemes
K. Lloyd Billingsley | January 11, 2018

Yes, Of Course, CEQA Hampers Development
Adam B. Summers | January 11, 2018

Is Latin America Turning Toward Free Markets?
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | January 8, 2018

Contradictions in Trump’s National Security Strategy
Ivan Eland | January 8, 2018

Paying More at the Pump Will Not Fix California’s Roads if Politicians Keep Raiding the Gas-Tax Fund
Kristian Fors, William F. Shughart II | January 5, 2018

Will Tax Reform Kill People?
Linda Gorman, John C. Goodman | January 2, 2018

What Trump Needs to Know About the Western Hemisphere
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | January 2, 2018

Don’t Kid Yourself. The New Tax Bill Is Not a Gift for the Holidays
K. Lloyd Billingsley | December 27, 2017

School Choice: Should the Feds Help?
Vicki E. Alger | December 21, 2017

Telemedicine: Answering the Call of Those Who Need It Most
Raymond J. March | December 18, 2017

Bill of Rights Day and National Mourning
William J. Watkins, Jr. | December 18, 2017

What America’s Highways Truly Need: More Highway Traffic Tolls
Benjamin Powell | December 15, 2017

Mexican Automakers Boom Because of Free Trade with the World
Gary M. Galles | December 13, 2017

The Ever-Expanding War On Terror
Ivan Eland | December 11, 2017

Pope Francis’s Bad Advice on Free Markets
In voluntary trade, boosting profits will help the world’s poor.
Robert P. Murphy | December 8, 2017

Education Savings Accounts: A Golden Opportunity for California Students
Vicki E. Alger | December 8, 2017

California Gave Charles Manson Far Better Health Care than It Provides to Obamacare Recipients
K. Lloyd Billingsley | December 6, 2017

Trump’s Another in a Long Line of Fiscally Irresponsible Republican Presidents
Ivan Eland | December 4, 2017

What America Can Learn from Hong Kong, and Even Mauritius
Lauren Tcheau, Lawrence J. McQuillan | December 4, 2017

Gun Control and the Subway Class
Don B. Kates, Jr., Carol Ruth Silver | December 3, 2017

It’s Time to Repeal Obamacare’s Individual Mandate
John C. Goodman | November 28, 2017

Hey, Millennials: Socialism Creates Poverty and Limits Freedom. So Stop Romanticizing It!
Benjamin Powell | November 27, 2017

Stalin-esque Nightmare Is Befalling Venezuela
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | November 25, 2017

Debating Progressive Dominance on Campus
Prof. John Ellis is right but doesn’t go far enough. The left is no longer able even to recognize opposing political thought as thought.
Richard K. Vedder | November 23, 2017

Jerry Brown Pontificates on Climate Change
K. Lloyd Billingsley | November 23, 2017

Regulatory Hurdles Are Hampering Natural Gas Exports
William F. Shughart II | November 17, 2017

It’s the Last Stop on the Light-Rail Gravy Train
Randal O’Toole | November 16, 2017

Trump Immigrant Rhetoric Relies on Statistical Outliers
Michael Coon, Abigail R. Hall | November 13, 2017

Right to Try Laws Offer Hope for the Terminally Ill
Raymond J. March | November 10, 2017

Today’s Census Violates Constitution by Trampling Our Rights
William J. Watkins, Jr. | November 8, 2017

Hurricane Disaster Relief? There’s an App for That!
Raymond J. March | November 8, 2017

Will Free Speech Prevail on Campus?
Donald A. Downs | November 7, 2017

Medical Innovation—Not Government—Can Ease the Pain of Opioid Abuse
Raymond J. March | November 7, 2017

Global Warming and Peer Review
S. Fred Singer | November 2, 2017

Cal Fire Must Prioritize Prevention
Lawrence J. McQuillan | November 2, 2017

The Russian Revolution and Terror of Marxism-Leninism
Yuri N. Maltsev | November 1, 2017

Only Amazon Wins
Thomas A. Garrett, William F. Shughart II | November 1, 2017

What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen in Proposals to Ban Internal-Combustion Engines in California
William F. Shughart II, Grant Patty | October 25, 2017

Happy World Development Information Day!
Benjamin Powell | October 23, 2017