Commentary Articles

Forgiving Student Loans: Not the Great Idea You Think It Is
Art Carden | March 2, 2021

The Money Boom Is Already Here
Since February 2020, the M2 supply has increased 26%—the largest one-year jump since 1943.
Steve H. Hanke, John Greenwood, OBE | March 1, 2021

There Are Libertarians in a Pandemic, and for Good Reason
Art Carden | March 1, 2021

Dear Students: Here Are Ten Ways to Get Your Financial House in Order
Art Carden | February 26, 2021

When Is Short Selling Fraudulent?
Robert P. Murphy | February 25, 2021

Looking for Common Sense in a Senseless World? The New Thomas Sowell Documentary Delivers
Art Carden | February 25, 2021

Economic Impromptus from the Ordinary Business of Life: A Trip to the Park
Art Carden | February 23, 2021

Biden: ‘Forgive Us Some of Your Debts, but Not All of Them’
Richard K. Vedder | February 23, 2021

Contrary to Biden’s Executive Orders, There Is No Climate Crisis
Anthony R. Lupo | February 23, 2021

Why Biden and Krugman Are Wrong about the $15 Minimum Wage
Robert P. Murphy | February 22, 2021

Are We Really a People in Crisis?
Bruce Yandle | February 22, 2021

America Needs a Robert A. Taft
William J. Watkins, Jr. | February 22, 2021

Prices Help Us Bear One Another’s Burdens
Art Carden | February 20, 2021

Europe’s Vaccine Fiasco: A Lesson for Americans
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | February 19, 2021

Is Santa Clara U. Better than Princeton? Earnings Data Say ‘Yes’
Richard K. Vedder | February 17, 2021

Pope’s Council on Capitalism Should Instead Address Corrupt Governments
Lawrence J. McQuillan | February 15, 2021

Should We Let People Die of COVID-19 to Achieve Racial Equality?
Saving lives should be the only goal
Jonathan J. Bean | February 15, 2021

Gordon Tullock: A Birthday Appreciation
Art Carden | February 14, 2021

Despite WHO Proclamation, Chinese Lab Is Likely Source of COVID-19
K. Lloyd Billingsley | February 14, 2021

A World without Billionaires Would Be Brutal
Abigail R. Hall Blanco, David J. Hebert | February 12, 2021

The Conservative Identity Crisis
John C. Goodman | February 10, 2021

Let Patients Manage More of Their Own Health Care Dollars
John C. Goodman | February 10, 2021

Aspirations and Reality: Why Do So Few Achieve Their College Goals?
Richard K. Vedder | February 9, 2021

The Military–Big Tech–Complex
Abigail R. Hall Blanco, Christopher J. Coyne | February 9, 2021

Our Animal Farm
The Left’s 1960s dream is America’s 2021 nightmare.
Victor Davis Hanson | February 8, 2021