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Finding a Foreign Policy Beyond Biden and Trump
There has to be an option that would allow the US to engage and protect its interests without aggressive primacy.
Ivan Eland  ·  June 5, 2024
Can You Trust Your Health Insurer?
Under many health plans, costs can skyrocket when a patient is hospitalized.
John C. Goodman  ·  June 4, 2024
The Inflation Tax
A 10 percent inflation rate imposes a tax of nearly 7 percent on the real wealth of the average family.
John C. Goodman  ·  June 3, 2024
The Military Aid Dilemma
As U.S. partners and allies increasingly make their own decisions contrary to American interests, the Biden administration should make sure that further aid comes with more strings attached.
Ivan Eland  ·  June 3, 2024
Javier Milei Shows Newsom and Biden How It’s Done
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  June 3, 2024
Remember Bill Walton, Basketball Great and Homeless Policy Expert
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  May 31, 2024
What the Presidential Campaign Should Really Be About
America is on a suicidal fiscal and monetary trajectory.
Alvaro Vargas Llosa  ·  May 30, 2024
Robinson-Patman Deserves Last Rites, Not Resurrection
Gary M. Galles  ·  May 30, 2024
Sanctions Are for Losers
While sanctions fail to change Iran’s policies, they inflict severe hardships on civilians and rally support for the regime.
Steve H. Hanke  ·  May 28, 2024
More Housing Fixes (Almost) Everything
Art Carden  ·  May 28, 2024
Anthony Fauci Tells Columbia Medical Students to Lie Just Like Him
They would do better to follow the rule of “first do no harm.”
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  May 28, 2024
Colleges Are Waging War Against Men
Richard K. Vedder  ·  May 24, 2024
Lessons of the 1924 Immigration Act
America welcomes newcomers, but there are always limits.
Richard K. Vedder, Matthew Denhart  ·  May 23, 2024
Beware the University of California’s Parent Ploy
It aims to discriminate on the basis of status.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  May 23, 2024
Second Amendment: Just in Time for the Supreme Court to Consider in Rahimi
The Ninth Circuit invalidates the felon gun ban for non-violent offenses with no Founding-era analogues.
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  May 22, 2024
The Anti-Woke Counterrevolution Is Spreading
A gradual move back to normalcy has become apparent.
Richard K. Vedder  ·  May 21, 2024
The Radical Calculus of Campus Encampments: A Closer Look at Left-Liberal Protest Tactics
How university presidents dismantle these forcing beds of radicalism matters.
Benjamin Ginsberg  ·  May 21, 2024
Global Climate Battle Comes to California
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  May 21, 2024
In the Fog of Forever War, the US No Longer Recognizes Alternatives
Abigail R. Hall, Christopher J. Coyne  ·  May 17, 2024
Why Are Both Homelessness and Homelessness Spending Growing?
Christopher J. Calton  ·  May 17, 2024
Identity Politics Explained
John C. Goodman  ·  May 16, 2024
Pathway for an Imperial Presidency
Ivan Eland  ·  May 15, 2024
Newsom Believes the Globe Is Getting Hotter Even as California Freezes
Pro-abortion governor heads to the Vatican for a ‘climate resilience’ conference.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  May 13, 2024
Why Are Economists MIA on Today’s Biggest Fiscal Catastrophes?
Burton A. Abrams  ·  May 13, 2024
Getting Monetary Policy Back on Track
Judy L. Shelton  ·  May 8, 2024


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