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Biden’s College Loan Write-offs Are Unfair, Irresponsible—and Illegal
Richard K. Vedder  ·  May 28, 2023
Can Democracy Be Saved?
Burton A. Abrams  ·  May 26, 2023
When It Comes to Inequality, We Should Count Our Blessings
Robert M. Whaples  ·  May 25, 2023
The FTC Should Answer Its Call of Duty to Gamers
Gary M. Galles  ·  May 24, 2023
Why Police License Plate Readers Might be Illegal
Jonathan Hofer, Leslie Corbly  ·  May 23, 2023
San Francisco Falls Further into the Abyss as Office Values Plunge 75 Percent
Lee E. Ohanian  ·  May 22, 2023
Hanke’s 2022 Misery Index—Who’s Miserable and Who’s Happy?
Steve H. Hanke  ·  May 22, 2023
Economic Growth Makes Graceland Less Impressive
Art Carden  ·  May 22, 2023
A Collegiate Renaissance?
Richard K. Vedder  ·  May 22, 2023
You Use the Roads, Don’t You?
Michael C. Munger  ·  May 17, 2023
Some U.S. Allies Finally Need to Improve Defenses, Including Getting Nukes
Ivan Eland  ·  May 16, 2023
The Supreme Court Should Review and Enjoin the Illinois Gun Ban
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  May 11, 2023
China Holds All the Cards in the Great Green Energy Game
Steve H. Hanke, Adrien Yataco-Chatain  ·  May 10, 2023
Trans-formed University
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  May 10, 2023
America is Drunk on Credit—and Polarized Politics Complicate the Fed’s Unenviable Challenge of Ending Easy Money
Alvaro Vargas Llosa  ·  May 10, 2023
The Impending Thermidor Reaction in Jacobin America
At peak woke, our reign of terror is beginning to lose momentum because its continuation would destroy all the work of 247 years of American progress and sacrifice.
Victor Davis Hanson  ·  May 9, 2023
Illinois Gun Ban Enjoined
The banned “assault weapon” features improve accuracy and reduce the risk of stray shots.
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  May 8, 2023
Memo to the Fed: Money Matters
New regulations meant to make banks safer will only destroy money and slow down growth.
Steve H. Hanke  ·  May 5, 2023
As California Fentanyl Deaths Skyrocket, Progressive Policy Makers Watch from the Sidelines
Lee E. Ohanian  ·  May 5, 2023
Due Process or Transgender Protection on Campus?
Wendy McElroy  ·  May 3, 2023
A Judge Who Understands Firearms
Judge Stephen McGlynn of the Southern District of Illinois asks probing questions about the state’s new rifle ban.
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  May 1, 2023
You’ll Never Woke Alone
Under wokeness and incivility, college enrollments continue to decline.
Richard K. Vedder  ·  May 1, 2023
The Crime of “Talking to Tucker Carlson”
A note of support, from a surprising detente.
Naomi R. Wolf  ·  May 1, 2023
Do We Even Know We Are All Socialists Now?
In the end, perhaps the best definition of socialism is simply “The endless war against merit.”
Victor Davis Hanson  ·  May 1, 2023
Progressives Are Declaring War on Basic Economics
Government commands destroy the benefits from markets.
Burton A. Abrams  ·  April 30, 2023


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