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Does Academic Research Advance Human Welfare? Not Always.
Comparing economic data from the early 20th century to that of the early 21st century, there is a lot of academic research that has been shown to have caused more harm than good.
Richard K. Vedder | Commentary | Dec. 13, 2024
A Great Trump Appointment: Jay Bhattacharya (Part 2)
Richard K. Vedder | Commentary | Dec. 11, 2024
A Great Trump Appointment: Jay Bhattacharya (Part 1)
Richard K. Vedder | Commentary | Dec. 10, 2024
The Golden State Unleashes the Anonymous Snoop Dogs
All part of protecting “California values” from Donald Trump.
K. Lloyd Billingsley | Commentary | Dec. 9, 2024
The Bell Tolls for Higher Ed
The incoming Trump administration should make serious postsecondary reform a priority.
Richard K. Vedder | Commentary | Dec. 2, 2024
Trump Should Challenge the Fed’s Policies
An independent agency of government shouldn’t have such enormous power to skew financial outcomes.
Judy L. Shelton | Commentary | Nov. 29, 2024
Mass Deportations—Unfeasible, Expensive and Would Undermine Other Goals
Benjamin Powell | Commentary | Nov. 27, 2024
Trump Needs to Make Up His Policy Mind
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | Commentary | Nov. 27, 2024
Oh Say Can UC?
How the University of California built a $500 million budget deficit.
K. Lloyd Billingsley | Commentary | Nov. 25, 2024
Who Should Pay for Really Expensive Drugs?
John C. Goodman | Commentary | Nov. 20, 2024






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