Commentary Articles

‘Cancel Culture’ Comes to Science
A scholar with an agenda targets as ‘dangerous’ our conference on filtering out faulty research.
Peter W. Wood | January 20, 2020

‘The Essential Milton Friedman’ Shows A Great Mind at Work
Art Carden | January 17, 2020

Tariffs on European Booze Will Hurt American Consumers
Art Carden | January 16, 2020

Calm before the Storm: Fiscal Hell Is Coming to American Universities
Richard K. Vedder | January 15, 2020

Democratic Socialism: Straight Talk about Twisted Facts
Benjamin Powell | January 14, 2020

How to Stem the Tide of Socialism
Amity R. Shlaes | January 13, 2020

Northam’s War on Gun Owners in Virginia
Stephen P. Halbrook | January 10, 2020

Don’t Pick and Choose: Give Everyone an Exemption from Trump Tariffs
Art Carden | January 10, 2020

Has Trump Started a War with Iran He Cannot Win?
Ivan Eland | January 10, 2020

The Collegiate Conservative Counter-Revolution
Richard K. Vedder | January 7, 2020

Vernon L. Smith: A Birthday Appreciation
Art Carden | January 2, 2020

Economic Freedom, Not Government Programs, Key to Reducing Poverty
Adam B. Summers | January 1, 2020

Californians May Wonder if the Constitution Applies to Them in 2020
K. Lloyd Billingsley | January 1, 2020

Second Amendment Sanctuaries Started in 1774
Simon Hakim, John Hagel III, Jahn K. Hakes, Ryan Hagemann, Stephen P. Halbrook | December 30, 2019

Schools Shouldn’t Need School-Supply Santas
Vicki E. Alger | December 30, 2019

Tax Law Changes: Good, Bad and Ugly
John C. Goodman | December 29, 2019

Is Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness a Public Service?
C. Ronald Kimberling | December 25, 2019

House Bill Seeking Price Controls on Drugs Would Cause Millions to Die
Ronald L. Trowbridge | December 21, 2019

Saying ‘No’ to College
Richard K. Vedder | December 20, 2019

Tax Reform for the Middle Class
John C. Goodman | December 20, 2019

Christmas Tariffs for Santa
Benjamin Powell | December 19, 2019

2019: A Year of More Useless Deployments to the Middle East
Ivan Eland | December 19, 2019

To Combat Poverty, Remove Barriers to Economic Liberty
Adam B. Summers | December 17, 2019

Don’t Bet Only on the Sun and the Wind
William F. Shughart II | December 16, 2019

Should We Really Be Shocked that the Government Lied to Us about the Afghan War?
Ivan Eland | December 16, 2019