Commentary Articles

Far-Right Extremism: An Overlooked Cost of the War on Terror
Abigail R. Hall Blanco | September 10, 2021

Recall the California Ideology
A careening Golden State is heading for a colossal train wreck. Voters will have to pick between the incompetent engineer or the private passenger rushing into the cab to get the engine back on track.
Victor Davis Hanson | September 9, 2021

A Short History of the Forbes Top Colleges List
Thirteen years ago we set out to create a different type of ranking of America’s best schools—one based on student outcomes, not reputation and test scores.
Richard K. Vedder | September 9, 2021

College Presidential Pay Makes No Sense: Little Relation to Excellence
Richard K. Vedder | September 9, 2021

Rebutting Paul Krugman on the “Austrian” Pandemic
Robert P. Murphy | September 8, 2021

Why We Are Divided: The Case of Larry Elder
John C. Goodman | September 7, 2021

Federal Higher Education Policy and the Law of Demand
Richard K. Vedder | September 4, 2021

The Domestic Legacy of Our Global “War on Terror”
Christopher J. Coyne | September 4, 2021

Sorry Facebook, Forced Universal Vaccinations Are Not the Answer
All the Science Should Be Considered, Not Censored
Peter K. Navarro, Robert W. Malone | September 3, 2021

Is Our Military Woke, Broke or Both?
Somehow our new woke Pentagon is hell-bent on losing the trust of the American people—along with the wars it fights abroad.
Victor Davis Hanson | September 2, 2021

Afghanistan: A Poster Child for Foreign-Aid Failure
Steve H. Hanke | September 2, 2021

Afghanistan: A Poster Child for Foreign-Aid Failure
How U.S. aid dollars fueled corruption in Afghanistan.
Steve H. Hanke | September 2, 2021

Congress Needs to Rein in a Too-Powerful Federal Reserve
Judy L. Shelton | September 2, 2021

The Proposed California Mathematics Framework Lacks Research Evidence
Ze'ev Wurman | September 2, 2021

Latest US Intel Report Helps China Hinder Probe into COVID-19 Origin
K. Lloyd Billingsley | September 2, 2021

Lebanon’s Politicians, the Masters of Disaster—Exhibit No. 1: Artificial Fuel Shortages
Steve H. Hanke, Patrick Mardini | September 1, 2021

More “Death” is Needed in Higher Ed: Bring on More Creative Destruction
Richard K. Vedder | August 31, 2021

The Roots of American Failure in Afghanistan
Ivan Eland | August 30, 2021

Our Afghan Nightmare: Tanks for Nothing
Afghanistan has been reinvented as the best-equipped terrorist nation in the world, basking in the prestige of humiliating the world’s superpower.
Victor Davis Hanson | August 30, 2021

The Truth About Inequality
John C. Goodman | August 29, 2021

I, Meal: The Symphonies of Cooperation on ‘Made in a Day’
Art Carden | August 28, 2021

What China Learned from 9/11 Could Be Easily Applied in a Military Conflict
K. Lloyd Billingsley | August 28, 2021

On Workers’ Rights, Ideology Overrules California Voters
Ronald L. Trowbridge | August 28, 2021

Does America Still Work?
Until our officials can ensure a humane and sustainable standard of living, we have no business lecturing others abroad, much less conducting endless witch hunts of our own at home.
Victor Davis Hanson | August 26, 2021

Chinese Buyer with CCP Ties Behind Vancouver Real Estate Mega-Deal
K. Lloyd Billingsley | August 25, 2021