Commentary Articles

College Sports: Students Be Damned
Richard K. Vedder | September 17, 2019

The Second Amendment Helped Feinstein Make It out of San Francisco Alive—But Don’t Tell City Supervisors
K. Lloyd Billingsley | September 12, 2019

Prospects for Federal Higher Education Reform? Little in Short Run
Richard K. Vedder | September 10, 2019

How To Help the Poor Without Subsidizing the Rich
John C. Goodman | September 10, 2019

Why is the ‘Cost of Living’ in Cities So High?
Robert P. Murphy | September 9, 2019

Federalism Can Solve the Abortion Fight
William J. Watkins Jr. | September 6, 2019

Recalling the Tragic History of Gun Control
Stephen P. Halbrook | September 6, 2019

Intellectual Gerrymandering: ‘E Unum Pluribus’ on Campus
Richard K. Vedder | September 4, 2019

Biden’s Waning Sanity Is Reminiscent of McGovern’s 1972 Running Mate
K. Lloyd Billingsley | September 2, 2019

Price Gouging Laws Are Knowledge Embargoes That Should Be Repealed
Art Carden | September 1, 2019

Understanding Macri’s Failure
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | September 1, 2019

Don’t Be So Quick to Write Off Natural Gas
William F. Shughart II | August 29, 2019

California Wants to Teach Your Kids that Capitalism Is Racist
Williamson M. Evers | August 29, 2019

FTC’s Antitrust Win Against Qualcomm Should Not Stand
David J. Teece CNZM, Ph.D. | August 27, 2019

Majors Matter
Richard K. Vedder | August 27, 2019

Democrats’ Assault on an Independent Judiciary
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway | August 26, 2019

Ending Surprise Medical Bills: The Very Good, the Good, and the Ugly
John C. Goodman | August 26, 2019

Take the Deal, President Trump. Eighteen Years Is Enough. It’s Time to Leave Afghanistan.
Ivan Eland | August 22, 2019

The University of Texas Belatedly Helps Poor Kids
Richard K. Vedder | August 20, 2019

We Already Know What the Trump Health Plan Is
John C. Goodman | August 19, 2019

Can Both Red and Blue Sides Have a Civil Debate?
Ronald L. Trowbridge | August 15, 2019

Colleges Don’t Want ‘Free College’
Richard K. Vedder | August 12, 2019

Banning E-Cigarette Sales Will Do More Harm than Good
Raymond J. March | August 12, 2019

Trade with China Benefits American Consumers
Art Carden | August 12, 2019

How Tragic Is the Tragedy of the Commons?
A Birthday Appreciation of Elinor Ostrom
Art Carden | August 9, 2019