Commentary Articles

Follow the “Science,” They Said
As a general rule, the next time an official, a politician, or an expert lectures us on the “science,” make sure that he is not projecting his own unscientific biases onto others.
Victor Davis Hanson | March 23, 2021

Lose a Ton of Money Fast with ‘Hot Stock Tips’
Art Carden | March 22, 2021

America Doesn’t Need More Stimulus
Alexander William Salter | March 22, 2021

White Coat Supremacy in America
K. Lloyd Billingsley | March 22, 2021

Cancel Public School
Dan Gelernter | March 18, 2021

Why Is Our Military Choosing New Enemies?
Victor Davis Hanson | March 18, 2021

ObamaCare Still Desperately Needs Fixing
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, John C. Goodman | March 17, 2021

A Star Is Born!!! The Academic Freedom Alliance
Richard K. Vedder | March 16, 2021

Fed Policy Is Smothering Private Lending
Banks, leery of making risky loans in the real economy, do business with the central bank instead.
Judy L. Shelton | March 15, 2021

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