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The Imperial Presidency, with the Supreme Court’s Blessing, Has Gone Rogue
The Supreme Court neglects the fact that Congress, not the executive, is the most authoritative branch of government.
Ivan Eland  ·  July 18, 2024
The Mass Democratization of Knowledge: Now Everyone Has Research Assistants
Art Carden  ·  July 18, 2024
College Kids Without Civics and History
The current generation of adults in the US is squandering our human capital, endangering national unity, and diminishing the prosperity of future generations.
Richard K. Vedder  ·  July 17, 2024
Don’t Believe Gavin Newsom. California Is Not a Low-Tax State.
Kristian Fors  ·  July 16, 2024
Tempering Hysteria over Taiwan
Worries about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan should not trick the United States into further overextension.
Ivan Eland  ·  July 16, 2024
Reason for Our Health Care Crisis: Government
John C. Goodman  ·  July 15, 2024
Poor U.S. Relations with China and Russia Is a Bad Idea
Ivan Eland  ·  July 12, 2024
Green Cards for International College Grads Are a Great Deal for Americans
Benjamin Powell  ·  July 12, 2024
Consumers (Sovereignly) Control Google
Art Carden  ·  July 10, 2024
Why We Hate Each Other, Part II
John C. Goodman  ·  July 9, 2024
Supreme Court’s Chevron Ruling Is a Major Victory for American Higher Education
Richard K. Vedder  ·  July 9, 2024
A Different Perspective from Governor Newsom on California’s ‘State of the State’
Lee E. Ohanian  ·  July 9, 2024
Robert L. Formaini (1945-2024)
A Defender of Letting the Individual Choose
Richard M. Ebeling  ·  July 8, 2024
Dr. Fauci: Unaccountable Power-Laden Bureaucrat
No single person should control public health policy and medical research spending.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  July 8, 2024
Real Free Speech Requires Real Freedom
Universities must grapple with challenging ideas, resist speech restrictions
William J. Watkins, Jr.  ·  July 8, 2024
Invoking the Rule of Completeness on Independence Day
William J. Watkins, Jr.  ·  July 5, 2024
We Need Rational Patriotism
Christopher J. Coyne, Abigail R. Hall  ·  July 5, 2024
Who Loves Minimum Wage Laws? Kiosk Makers.
Art Carden  ·  July 3, 2024
ULTRAs: The Worst Idea You’ve Never Heard Of
Michael C. Munger  ·  July 2, 2024
Fact-Checking the Two Presidents
John C. Goodman  ·  July 2, 2024
Why We Hate Each Other
John C. Goodman  ·  July 1, 2024
FBI Raids Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao
Bay Area and state government have been a target-rich environment for decades.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  June 28, 2024
California Supreme Court Steals Power from the People
Taxpayer protection taken off the ballot.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  June 28, 2024
Supreme Court: Rahimi Preserves Bruen
The real dissents are the concurrences by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson.
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  June 28, 2024
Thank Walmart, not Biden or Trump, for Lower Insulin Prices
Raymond J. March  ·  June 26, 2024


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