Commentary Articles

Ethical Hurdles to Combating Racially Biased Police Algorithms
Adjusting the weight of variables for algorithms used in criminal justice could be both promising, and problematic.
Jonathan Hofer | February 19, 2020

What Is Socialism?
John C. Goodman | February 19, 2020

Trump vs. Democrats on Higher Education
Richard K. Vedder | February 18, 2020

Super Bowl LIV Socio-Economic Studies
K. Lloyd Billingsley | February 12, 2020

The Dangers in Nationalizing Health Care
John C. Goodman | February 12, 2020

University Trustees Are Often Clueless: Does It Matter?
Richard K. Vedder | February 11, 2020

Socialism Always Fails
William L. Anderson | February 11, 2020

Bernie Sanders Ducks Key Questions on Health Care
K. Lloyd Billingsley | February 10, 2020

Are Labor Unions Outmoded Institutions?
Mark S. Pulliam | February 6, 2020

Hatred Will Reelect Trump
Ronald L. Trowbridge | February 6, 2020

How California Housing Reforms Would Boost Workers Nationwide
Lawrence J. McQuillan | February 6, 2020

iPhones Are Not Accredited, So Why Are Colleges?
Richard K. Vedder | February 4, 2020

Clayton M. Christensen, R.I.P.
Richard K. Vedder | February 3, 2020

Trump Is Working in a Continuation of a Long and Dangerous Trend
Ivan Eland | February 3, 2020

The Trade War Is Proving a Loser for the U.S. Energy Industry
William F. Shughart II | February 3, 2020

Should You Vote? The Answer Isn’t as Obvious as You Might Think
Art Carden | February 3, 2020

For Many, a College Degree Is a Bad Investment
Richard K. Vedder | January 28, 2020

Welfare for College Students? Why We Need to Rethink Student Aid Indirect Costs
C. Ronald Kimberling | January 25, 2020

Empower Parents to Shield Students from Bullying
Tim Benson, Vicki E. Alger | January 24, 2020

Mexico’s ‘Tropical Messiah’ Browbeats Critics and Bullies the Press
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | January 24, 2020

The Left’s Opposition to Mining Threatens Its Green Dream
William F. Shughart II | January 22, 2020

The Free-Entry Solution to Financial Discrimination
Robert E. Wright | January 22, 2020

Torquemada, Grand Inquisitor, Comes to Campus
Richard K. Vedder | January 21, 2020

What the Left Doesn’t Understand about Health Care Prices
John C. Goodman | January 21, 2020

After Trump, Whom Will They Impeach Next?
William J. Watkins Jr. | January 20, 2020