Commentary Articles

The President and Congress Are Fiscal Swamp Monsters
Ivan Eland | August 8, 2019

Criminal Justice Reform Should Extend to Student Financial Aid
C. Ronald Kimberling | August 7, 2019

No One Can Be Certain If Trump Will Win or Lose Reelection
Ronald L. Trowbridge | August 6, 2019

Who Needs Harvard? Amazon University and Other Options
Richard K. Vedder | August 6, 2019

Ratcliffe Falls to Intelligence Agency Imperialism
Angelo M. Codevilla | August 5, 2019

Summer Madness Hits College Campuses
Richard K. Vedder | August 3, 2019

Dumb Ideas Drove CNN’s Detroit Debates
K. Lloyd Billingsley | August 2, 2019

A Health Plan for President Trump
John C. Goodman, Marie Fishpaw | August 2, 2019

Coding Academies and the Future of Higher Education
Richard K. Vedder | August 2, 2019

“Planting Trees” Disrupts the Carbon Tax Narrative
Robert P. Murphy | August 1, 2019

Looking for a Booze-Fueled Tour of the Unfree World? Try ‘Socialism Sucks’
Art Carden | August 1, 2019

Many Millennial ‘Socialists’ Aren’t Socialists
Benjamin Powell | July 31, 2019

How a Misstep Can Shape the Supreme Court
William J. Watkins Jr. | July 31, 2019

University of Alaska Brouhaha: The Governor Has a Point
Richard K. Vedder | July 30, 2019

(Industrial) Enlightenment Now! A Birthday Appreciation of Joel Mokyr
Art Carden | July 29, 2019

Under Venezuelan Socialism, There Is No Beer. (And No Democracy.)
Benjamin Powell, Robert A. Lawson | July 26, 2019

Replace the Cadillac Plan Tax, Don’t Repeal It
John C. Goodman | July 25, 2019

Bernie’s Labor Pains: Three Takeaways
Art Carden | July 25, 2019

Plastic Bans Are Symbolism Over Substance
Robert P. Murphy | July 25, 2019

Universities as Rip-Offs: The Costly and Inefficient Edifice Complex
Richard K. Vedder | July 24, 2019

How to Reduce Europe’s Dependence on Russian Energy
William F. Shughart II | July 22, 2019

Don’t Feel Bad About Using the Self Checkout
Art Carden | July 19, 2019

The Past Is a Nice Place to Visit. You Wouldn’t Want to Live There.
Art Carden | July 19, 2019

Trump Rolls the Dice on Sanctions and Wins...War?
Ivan Eland | July 18, 2019

In a United Nations Report, a Socialist Details Venezuela’s Horrors
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | July 18, 2019