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You Use the Roads, Don’t You?
Michael C. Munger | Commentary | May 17, 2023
The Impending Thermidor Reaction in Jacobin America
At peak woke, our reign of terror is beginning to lose momentum because its continuation would destroy all the work of 247 years of American progress and sacrifice.
Victor Davis Hanson | Commentary | May 9, 2023
Memo to the Fed: Money Matters
New regulations meant to make banks safer will only destroy money and slow down growth.
Steve H. Hanke | Commentary | May 5, 2023
You’ll Never Woke Alone
Under wokeness and incivility, college enrollments continue to decline.
Richard K. Vedder | Commentary | May 1, 2023
Why Are There Drug Shortages?
John C. Goodman | Commentary | Apr. 19, 2023
Is Anti-Sweatshop Activism Making Bangladeshis Poorer?
Benjamin Powell | Commentary | Apr. 17, 2023
California Defaults on $18.5 Billion Debt, Leaving State Businesses Holding the Bag
Lee E. Ohanian | Commentary | Apr. 14, 2023
It’s Destructive and Unfair to Tax ‘Unrealized Capital Gains’
They reflect expected profits, which often fail to materialize, and the levy wouldn’t hit only the rich.
Richard B. McKenzie | Commentary | Apr. 14, 2023
Professors Feel the Impact of Higher Education’s Collapse
College is too expensive, too high-risk, and too woke, and, as a result, professors are facing lower inflation-adjusted salaries.
Richard K. Vedder | Commentary | Apr. 13, 2023
Higher Education and the Law of Diminishing Returns
Shortening the average time-to-degree makes economic sense.
Richard K. Vedder | Commentary | Apr. 5, 2023






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