Commentary Articles

Subpoenas and Threats--Democrats Are Doing It This Time; Republicans Have Done It in the Past
William J. Watkins, Jr. | May 24, 2019

SAT’s Adversity Index: Academic Excellence or Socioeconomic Diversity?
Richard K. Vedder | May 24, 2019

Free Speech on Campus—Discourage Donations to Schools that Refuse to Implement It
Ronald L. Trowbridge | May 21, 2019

Memo to George Soros and Charles Koch: Fund Campus Debates
Richard K. Vedder | May 21, 2019

The Other Road to Socialism
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | May 20, 2019

Electronic Health Records: Good, Bad and Ugly
John C. Goodman | May 17, 2019

A Lot of Deception about School Choice
Vicki E. Alger, Lennie Jarratt | May 17, 2019

The Myth of Free College
Vicki E. Alger | May 15, 2019

Four Low Tech Ways to Lower Tuition Fees by 10 to 30%
Richard K. Vedder | May 14, 2019

Read Hayek as if Your Children’s Lives Depend on It
Art Carden | May 13, 2019

The Insanity of the Push for Rent Control
Benjamin Powell | May 13, 2019

‘Feeling’ the Tax Cut with Joe Biden
K. Lloyd Billingsley | May 9, 2019

What I Bet You Don’t Know about Health Savings Accounts
John C. Goodman | May 8, 2019

Ayn Rand’s ‘The Fountainhead’ Shows Us that There’s More to Life Than Money
Art Carden | May 8, 2019

University Trustee of the Decade, My Texas Hero: Renegade Regent Wallace Hall
Richard K. Vedder | May 7, 2019

Being Right in Left-Wing California
Ronald L. Trowbridge | May 4, 2019

The Collegiate War Against Academic Excellence and Its Consequences
Richard K. Vedder | May 2, 2019

Occupational Licensing Has Become a Major Regulatory Burden on Our Economy
Benjamin Powell | April 30, 2019

Millennials MIA among U.S. Entrepreneur Class: Why It Really Matters
Samuel R. Staley | April 29, 2019

Senator Warren’s Student Debt Plan: The Worst Higher Education Proposal Ever Made
Richard K. Vedder | April 24, 2019

Does Attending Elite Colleges Make You Happy? Lessons from the Admissions Scandal
Richard K. Vedder | April 23, 2019

Who Pays for Tariffs and Trade Restrictions? Consumers Do.
Art Carden | April 23, 2019

Wisconsin Deserves Full Transparency about School Vouchers
Vicki E. Alger, Martin Lueken | April 22, 2019

Agenda for Seniors
John C. Goodman | April 21, 2019

The Three Deficiencies of Higher Education
Richard K. Vedder | April 20, 2019

Why Are Universities Losing Their Way?
Richard K. Vedder | April 17, 2019

The Province of Alberta Shows Dangers of a Carbon Tax ‘Deal’
Robert P. Murphy | April 15, 2019

College Wouldn’t Cost So Much if Students and Faculty Worked Harder
Richard K. Vedder | April 11, 2019

Why Do Progressives Support Elite Universities?
Richard K. Vedder | April 9, 2019

Was Jussie Smollett Inspired by Hollywood?
K. Lloyd Billingsley | April 9, 2019

There’s a Far Bigger Scandal on Campus than Parent Bribes
Ronald L. Trowbridge | April 9, 2019

If the Court Strikes Down Obamacare, How Bad Would That Be?
John C. Goodman, Linda Gorman | April 8, 2019

Walter E. Williams: A Birthday Appreciation
Art Carden | April 4, 2019

First Generation Universities, the New CCNY: Florida International
Richard K. Vedder | April 4, 2019

College Campuses Failing to Adequately Protect Free Speech
Ronald L. Trowbridge | April 3, 2019

What’s Wrong with the Democrats’ New Health Plan?
John C. Goodman | April 2, 2019

Can Democrats and Republicans Strike a Deal on Health Care?
John C. Goodman | April 1, 2019

Do Amtrak and Airport Subsidies Make America Richer?
Art Carden | March 31, 2019

Why Will It Be So Hard to Pull the Plug on Amtrak?
Art Carden | March 30, 2019

We Should Have Repealed the National Emergencies Act a Long Time Ago
William J. Watkins, Jr. | March 28, 2019

Is It Time to Pull the Plug on Amtrak?
Art Carden | March 27, 2019

Algeria’s Belated Arab Spring
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | March 26, 2019

The Triple College Crisis: Crisis #3. Too Few Good Jobs
Richard K. Vedder | March 26, 2019

Is ‘Energy Independence’ a Worthy Goal?
Art Carden | March 25, 2019

Suppressing Free Expression: Gonzaga and Rider Universities
Richard K. Vedder | March 22, 2019

Gavin Newsom Doesn’t Care about Crime Victims
K. Lloyd Billingsley | March 22, 2019

Healthcare Needs Price Competition, Not Just Transparency
Raymond J. March | March 21, 2019