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Harvard Should Pay Its Fair Share
How to deal with higher ed’s corruption? Milton Friedman had the right idea: Tax the universities.
Richard K. Vedder  ·  December 24, 2023
Christmas Comes Early for Government Snoops
The new FBI motto should be “here’s looking at you, kid.”
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  December 24, 2023
Leave the Fence Alone: On ‘Toward a Political Economy of the Commons: Simple Rules for Sustainability’
Art Carden  ·  December 21, 2023
Political Promises Won’t End Drug Shortages
Raymond J. March  ·  December 21, 2023
Time Is on Government’s Side
Gary M. Galles  ·  December 21, 2023
As Wind and Solar Power Falter, U.N. Climate Agreement Becomes Wishful Thinking
Green energy’s low-cost boom appears to be over
Alvaro Vargas Llosa  ·  December 20, 2023
Through the GAO, the Deep State Chooses Government Leaders
In effect, the GAO functions as a supreme court for the federal bureaucracy.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  December 18, 2023
Second Circuit Opines on New York’s Gun Restrictions
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  December 18, 2023
Nearly a Century Later, the FCC Will Still Not Leave Well Enough Alone
David T. Beito  ·  December 15, 2023
The Anti-Woke Collegiate Counterrevolution Is Just Beginning
The real world might just be changing its approach to woke higher-ed.
Richard K. Vedder  ·  December 14, 2023
Why Ordinary People Enable Totalitarians (Part II)
Barry Brownstein  ·  December 14, 2023
The Insurrection Act Needs A Rewrite
Using the Insurrection Act to suppress even violent protests would likely violate the Constitution unless state approval is obtained.
Ivan Eland  ·  December 12, 2023
Sun Shines on Fed ‘Doomsday Book’
Through a simple Freedom of Information Act request, I obtained the mysterious document.
Emre Kuvvet  ·  December 11, 2023
In Debate with DeSantis, Newsom Can’t Admit California’s Policy Failures
Lee E. Ohanian  ·  December 11, 2023
Lessons from the EPA’s Agent 007
John Beale is not the only poster child for what’s wrong with government.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  December 10, 2023
Solving Homelessness Requires More than Just Housing
Christopher J. Calton  ·  December 10, 2023
Biden’s State Department Paid NewsGuard to Tar Organizations Like Ours
Phillip W. Magness, James R. Harrigan, Ryan M. Yonk  ·  December 10, 2023
Why Ordinary People Enable Totalitarians, Part 1
Barry Brownstein  ·  December 7, 2023
Fake Meat: More Entrée or Agenda?
Peter C. Earle, Phillip W. Magness  ·  December 7, 2023
Argentina’s Rampant Inflation, Explained (in One Chart)
Jon Miltimore  ·  December 6, 2023
Randi Weingarten Lies, Lies and Lies Again about Closing Schools During COVID
Corey DeAngelis  ·  December 6, 2023
Florida’s Parents Win the Newsom—DeSantis Debate
The real question is about education. Who knows best?
Vicki E. Alger  ·  December 6, 2023
The Big Tease: Will the Fed Enter the Fray as the 2024 Election Draws Near?
Judy L. Shelton  ·  December 5, 2023
Can We Save our Universities?
Stop giving money to elite institutions
Victor Davis Hanson  ·  December 4, 2023
Disinflation Dream Come True
Alexander William Salter  ·  December 4, 2023


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