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Travels with Charley—and Hayek
An unexpected encounter with John Steinbeck in Monterey County.
Robert M. Whaples  ·  July 4, 2023
By Avoiding Union Work Rules, A California Charter School Delivers Exceptional Learning Outcomes
Lee E. Ohanian  ·  July 3, 2023
The Decline (and Fall?) of College
Universities could go the way of the Roman Empire. But they don’t have to.
Richard K. Vedder  ·  July 1, 2023
Six, and Sometimes One, Supreme Court Justices Can Run the Whole Country
Ronald L. Trowbridge  ·  July 1, 2023
University of Pennsylvania Versus Amy Wax
Where is Penn’s founder, Benjamin Franklin, when we need him?
Richard K. Vedder  ·  June 30, 2023
The Battle for Freedom Escalates
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  June 29, 2023
America Needs More McJobs
Art Carden  ·  June 28, 2023
Texas Was Right to Reject Medicaid Expansion
We need to improve care for those already covered who need it.
John C. Goodman, Linda Gorman  ·  June 27, 2023
I See Dead Policies
Michael C. Munger  ·  June 26, 2023
Think Biden’s Railroad Across the Indian Ocean Is a Fantasy? Check Out California’s Vaunted ‘Bullet Train.’
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  June 26, 2023
A Four Point Plan for Every City
Art Carden  ·  June 22, 2023
La Brea Bureaucracy
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  June 22, 2023
America Should Be More Like Saudi Arabia (In Its Foreign Policy)
Washington ought to emulate Saudi Arabia’s pragmatism and diplomatic flexibility, including reconsidering existing relationships and alliances.
Ivan Eland  ·  June 21, 2023
President Biden’s Inflation Malarkey
Alexander William Salter  ·  June 21, 2023
Higher Education Needs Some Creative Destruction
Richard K. Vedder  ·  June 20, 2023
Call Rent Control What It Really Is: Theft
Gary M. Galles  ·  June 20, 2023
We Need More Babies
Robert M. Whaples  ·  June 19, 2023
Happy 300th, Adam Smith!
Daniel B. Klein  ·  June 17, 2023
Liberate the Doctors: Four Principles
John C. Goodman  ·  June 14, 2023
The Fed’s Monetary Policy Tool Kit Needs an Overhaul
The central bank botched inflation, and Congress has allowed it to become too powerful, too prominent and too political.
Judy L. Shelton  ·  June 14, 2023
Stop Ignoring Facts and Fix Health Care for Minorities and the Poor
Scott W. Atlas  ·  June 13, 2023
To Avarice No Sanction
Gary M. Galles  ·  June 12, 2023
You Can’t Depend on the State to Maintain Public Order
Tate Fegley  ·  June 12, 2023
FBI Spy Robert Hanssen Dies in Prison
But a failed, repressive FBI is very much alive.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  June 12, 2023
On A Quest to Impose Moral Authority, Gavin Newsom Loses His Way
California governor Gavin Newsom was described as “angry” in an interview with The New York Times
Lee E. Ohanian  ·  June 12, 2023


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