Commentary Articles

Consumers Say ‘End of the Road’ for Volkswagen’s Iconic Beetle
Art Carden | July 10, 2019

Trump and Newsom Think Alike on Deadly Wildfires
Lawrence J. McQuillan | July 10, 2019

Why I Am Not a Socialist
Art Carden | July 10, 2019

Is a College Degree Necessary? A Tale of Three Students
Richard K. Vedder | July 9, 2019

The Most Brilliant Economic Journalist Who Ever Lived: A Birthday Appreciation of Frederic Bastiat
Art Carden | July 2, 2019

Democratic Socialism Newspeak
Benjamin Powell | July 2, 2019

2020 Democrats Proposed a Monopoly for Health Care—but Forgot to Mention It Will End Individual Choice
K. Lloyd Billingsley | July 2, 2019

Betsy DeVos Is Right about Gainful Employment
Richard K. Vedder | July 2, 2019

Thomas Sowell: A Birthday Appreciation
Art Carden | July 1, 2019

Scaring the Public on Climate Change
Robert P. Murphy | June 30, 2019

One Supreme Court Justice Can Run the Whole Country
Ronald L. Trowbridge | June 29, 2019

Should We Get Rid of the Mortgage Interest Deduction?
Art Carden | June 29, 2019

If Student Loans Might Be Canceled, Why Not Borrow More?
Art Carden | June 28, 2019

Sanders’ Seductive Scholastic Socialistic Syllogisms
Richard K. Vedder | June 27, 2019

Wind Power Sources Remain More Fantasy than Reality
William F. Shughart II | June 27, 2019

A State’s Sovereignty Trumps Double Jeopardy
William J. Watkins Jr. | June 24, 2019

Donald Trump Takes a Big Step toward Personal and Portable Health Insurance
John C. Goodman | June 24, 2019

Hong Kong Protesters vs. China’s Leaders—We Can’t Be Naive about Beijing’s Next Move
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | June 20, 2019

Is Harvard an Embarrassment? Part II: Kyle Kashuv and David Hogg
Richard K. Vedder | June 20, 2019

The Growth in Tuition Insurance
Richard K. Vedder | June 19, 2019

New Study Admits Even Modest Carbon Tax Would Hurt the Next Two Generations
Robert P. Murphy | June 18, 2019

A Parade of Imperial Presidencies
Ivan Eland | June 18, 2019

In Defense of Blowouts: People Respond to Incentives, Even on the Soccer Field
Art Carden | June 17, 2019

The Most Important Health Reform of All
John C. Goodman | June 17, 2019

California’s High-Speed Rail Is the Very Definition of a Boondoggle
Adam B. Summers | June 17, 2019