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California Supreme Court Steals Power from the People
Taxpayer protection taken off the ballot.
K. Lloyd Billingsley | Commentary | June 28, 2024
Supreme Court: Rahimi Preserves Bruen
The real dissents are the concurrences by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson.
Stephen P. Halbrook | Commentary | June 28, 2024
From Solzhenitsyn to US Governors: No Lessons Learned
The government’s pandemic regime reflected an authoritarian mindset more than good policy.
K. Lloyd Billingsley | Commentary | June 26, 2024
The National Debt Is over $34 Trillion. It’s Time to Tell the Truth about the U.S. Government’s Finances
The national debt is expected to reach a new record by year end—but neither party has a credible plan to address it.
Alvaro Vargas Llosa | Commentary | June 24, 2024
The War on Terror Is Still Hamstringing U.S. Foreign Policy
Ivan Eland | Commentary | June 24, 2024
Don’t Expect Trump’s All-Tariff Revenue Plan to ‘Starve the Beast’
William F. Shughart II | Commentary | June 20, 2024
Stiglitz: When Good Minds Seek Fools’ Favor
Michael C. Munger | Commentary | June 20, 2024
Grade Inflation and Campus Protests
Lack of academic rigor encourages mindless, mirthless, and militant mediocrity.
Richard K. Vedder | Commentary | June 19, 2024
The Bad Theology of Our Israel First Foreign Policy
William J. Watkins, Jr. | Commentary | June 19, 2024
Bump Stocks Are Not Machineguns
The Supreme Court’s Cargill ruling has broad implications.
Stephen P. Halbrook | Commentary | June 18, 2024






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