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Cancel Culture Stalks Adam Smith, an Ardent Foe of Slavery
For the sake of our culture and of ourselves, we shouldn’t let leftists lie about history.
Daniel B. Klein  ·  March 15, 2021
The Legends of Our Fall
The left-wing postmodern idea of “truth” as a mere pick-and-choose official narrative is now normal.
Victor Davis Hanson  ·  March 14, 2021
Got a Problem to Solve? Throw Money at It.
Art Carden  ·  March 12, 2021
The Progressive Imaginarium
Because the West is a self-critical, affluent, tolerant, and leisurely place, the number of the victimized has grown to far outnumber the vanishing pool of victimizers.
Victor Davis Hanson  ·  March 11, 2021
The Re-Opening in Texas Follows the Science: Economic Science
Benjamin Powell  ·  March 11, 2021
Hitting Woke Herd Immunity?
We have become an absurd society obsessed with race but without any mechanism to develop a logical category of victimization and reparation.
Victor Davis Hanson  ·  March 10, 2021
Only in San Francisco: $61,000 Tents and $350,000 Public Toilets
Lee E. Ohanian  ·  March 10, 2021
The Three Worst Arguments for the Minimum Wage
John C. Goodman  ·  March 10, 2021
How Much Should the Feds Bail Out the Colleges?
Richard K. Vedder  ·  March 9, 2021
Wind Power Is a Disaster in Texas, No Matter What Paul Krugman Says
Robert P. Murphy  ·  March 8, 2021
Concerned about Amazon Workers? Here’s How to Really Help Them
Art Carden  ·  March 5, 2021
Who Is Getting the Vaccine? Who Isn’t? And Why?
John C. Goodman  ·  March 4, 2021
‘Stimulus’ Does Little for Jobs
Andrew F. Puzder  ·  March 4, 2021
Support Cuba’s Emerging Market Economy by Ending the Embargo
Benjamin Powell  ·  March 3, 2021
The Capitalists Who Sell Ethnic Studies
Lee E. Ohanian  ·  March 3, 2021
That the Profit of One Man Is the Gain of Another
Art Carden  ·  March 2, 2021
Three Covid-19 Collegiate Predictions Gone Wrong
Richard K. Vedder  ·  March 2, 2021
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


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