Commentary Articles

At Stanford, the New Applied Science Is Social Engineering
Williamson M. Evers | May 28, 2022

Think Twice Before Admitting Finland and Sweden to NATO
Ivan Eland | May 27, 2022

What Krugman Gets Right and Wrong on Trade Surpluses
Robert P. Murphy | May 26, 2022

Time to Stop Coddling Crypto
Volatility among stablecoins has stirred calls for industry rules but proposed legislation is unlikely to end the turmoil.
Steve H. Hanke, Matt Sekerke | May 26, 2022

What Firearms Have “Common-Use” Protections?
Here’s an Uncomfortable Question ... For Gun-Control Activists
Stephen P. Halbrook | May 25, 2022

The Axis Strikes Back
Exposing the domestic Nazi-Soviet Pact now menacing the people of America.
K. Lloyd Billingsley | May 24, 2022

Refundable Tax Credits Could Be the Healthcare Reform We Need
John C. Goodman | May 23, 2022

Congress Has a Stake in the Dollar’s Integrity
The Fed’s independence gives Americans no democratic recourse when the currency is debased.
Judy L. Shelton | May 18, 2022

The FDA Could Easily Solve the Baby Formula Shortage by Allowing More Imports from Europe
Glenn L. Furton, Raymond J. March | May 18, 2022

Which Economists Should Have Gotten Nobels Before They Died?
Art Carden | May 16, 2022

The Green Side of White Coat Supremacy
Anthony Fauci and NIH boss Francis Collins got part of $350 million in undisclosed royalties.
K. Lloyd Billingsley | May 13, 2022

Scrap the Insurrection Act of 1807
Ivan Eland | May 11, 2022

Honoring Veterans with Educational Freedom
Vicki E. Alger | May 11, 2022

California Rejects Four-Day Workweek, but Supporters Haven’t Given Up
Benjamin Powell | May 10, 2022

Making the Case for Alito’s Courage
Ronald L. Trowbridge | May 10, 2022

Whatever Happened to the $15 Minimum Wage?
John C. Goodman | May 9, 2022

Losing the People? Then Change the Rules
Victor Davis Hanson | May 5, 2022

David Theroux: Gentleman, Scholar, Entrepreneur
Ryan M. Yonk, David Waugh | May 5, 2022

Tearing Down the Silicon Valley Wall
Victor Davis Hanson | May 3, 2022

University of California Suicide Watch
It seems determined to end the university’s preeminence.
Richard K. Vedder | April 30, 2022

Water-Starved Citizens and Privileged Criminals
California’s model for the country
K. Lloyd Billingsley | April 28, 2022

In a Nuclear World, Peace Strategy is Complex
Ivan Eland | April 26, 2022

Our Spanish Civil War?
Deep and brutal strife in 1930s Spain was a prelude to the barbarity of World War II. Now with the war in Ukraine, we’re reminded that the veneer of civilization is very thin.
Victor Davis Hanson | April 26, 2022

There Is No Balm in Gilead
K. Lloyd Billingsley | April 21, 2022

Biden Going Green by Killing Jobs, Strangling Growth with Red Tape
Lawrence A. Kudlow | April 21, 2022