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Academic Lies about Free-Market Economists
Phillip W. Magness  ·  September 25, 2023
When the Left and Right Came Together to Applaud Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
David T. Beito  ·  September 25, 2023
San Francisco Values? Nancy Pelosi Explains It All for You.
According to her city, rules that apply to the working class don’t apply to the ruling class.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  September 21, 2023
He’s at It Again! Merrick Garland Proposes Ever-More Intrusive ATF Regulations.
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  September 20, 2023
Freedom of Choice in Education: the Origins of a Slogan
Phillip W. Magness  ·  September 19, 2023
For Whom Does the Ball Roll?
It’s time to recognize the successes and failures of American collegiate sports.
Richard K. Vedder  ·  September 18, 2023
Post-Postmodern America
Woke Revolution depends on its advocates never having to experience firsthand any of the nonsense they inflict on others
Victor Davis Hanson  ·  September 18, 2023
Misinformation Is a Word We Use to Shut You Up
Daniel B. Klein  ·  September 18, 2023
We Can’t Arrest Our Way out of Homelessness, but Law Enforcement Still Has a Role
Mary L. G. Theroux, Christopher J. Calton  ·  September 18, 2023
The Benefits of SB-4 Should Be Extended to All Californians to Help Ease the Housing Shortage
Christopher J. Calton  ·  September 16, 2023
Framers Would Likely Agree with Disqualifying Trump Under 14th Amendment
Ivan Eland  ·  September 15, 2023
Newsom’s COVID Coverup
Despite the governor’s claims in his recent NBC interview, it was him calling the shots.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  September 14, 2023
ObamaCare Turns Out to Be Affordable Only for the Healthy
It was supposed to help those with pre-existing conditions, but they pay dearly for bad options.
John C. Goodman, Beverly Gossage  ·  September 13, 2023
The Can Conundrum: Governments Don’t Have Coherent Goals
Art Carden  ·  September 8, 2023
How California’s Homeless Problem Became Intractable
Lee E. Ohanian  ·  September 8, 2023
Gov. Gavin’s Gun Gambit
California governor seeks to enshrine failed gun control measures in the U.S. Constitution.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  September 7, 2023
Ill Effects of Tuberville’s Abortion Protest Are Overblown
Ivan Eland  ·  September 7, 2023
State Development Incentives: Taxes, Investment, and Tullock Auctions
Michael C. Munger  ·  September 5, 2023
Monetary Policy Remains Sufficiently Tight
Alexander William Salter  ·  September 5, 2023
How the New Deal Harmed Black Americans
The treatment of Tennessean J. B. Martin provides another illustration of FDR’s abysmal record on the Bill of Rights.
David T. Beito  ·  September 5, 2023
The Legacy of Carlos Alberto Montaner
This great Cuban patriot fought with the pen, not the sword
Alvaro Vargas Llosa  ·  September 1, 2023
The 14th Amendment Case Against Trump Disregards History and Precedent
David T. Beito  ·  September 1, 2023
Locked Down: What Do We Really Need Collective Action For?
Gary M. Galles  ·  August 31, 2023
No More Excuses for FDR’s Concentration Camps for Japanese-Americans
David T. Beito  ·  August 31, 2023
Does China Have a Point About U.S. Encirclement?
Ivan Eland  ·  August 31, 2023


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