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Universities Are Profiting Off Federal Research Grants at Taxpayers’ Expense—Trump Reforms Could Curb the Abuse
Richard K. Vedder  ·  February 16, 2025
Europe Has Moved Away from the Freedom It Partly Invented
Alvaro Vargas Llosa  ·  February 15, 2025
DEI in the Ashes: Special Envoy Ric Grennel and EPA Head Lee Zeldin Visit LA
California can’t seem to learn from its own past.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  February 13, 2025
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leads to Harassment on Campus. SB1 Must Pass.
Richard K. Vedder  ·  February 13, 2025
Note to the White House: The U.S. Trade Deficit Is Homegrown
If President Trump were truly interested in eliminating the trade deficit, he could easily do so by balancing the federal government’s budget.
Steve H. Hanke  ·  February 13, 2025
California’s New Fuel Standards Hurt the Poor, with Little Environment Benefit
David R. Henderson, Francois Melese  ·  February 12, 2025
Government Can Be Downsized without Destroying the Constitution
Ivan Eland  ·  February 12, 2025
The Common Law of Antitrust
William F. Shughart II  ·  February 11, 2025
5th Circuit Nixes Ban on Gun Sales to 18 to 20 Age Group
The original understanding in 1791, not that in 1868, governs.
Stephen P. Halbrook  ·  February 10, 2025
A Tale of Two Universities in Flyover Country and the Potential Downfall of Coastal Elite Schools
As the leading city in “flyover country,” Chicago universities are both climbing and toppling in the various college ranking lists.
Richard K. Vedder  ·  February 10, 2025
How to Abolish the US Department of Education
A detailed operation of federal program reassignment, transfer, and termination could save America’s failing education system.
C. Ronald Kimberling  ·  February 10, 2025
The Ugly Comeback of Tariffs Demands a Muscular Rebuttal
Williamson M. Evers  ·  February 7, 2025
Biden Forgot to Pardon One of His Picks--Trump Must Prosecute Julie Su
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  February 6, 2025
Where DOGE and the Tax Bill Should Intersect
John C. Goodman  ·  February 4, 2025
When Gavin Met Donnie: Debate Continues over Disastrous California Wildfire
California is still shrink-wrapped in climate change superstition.
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  February 1, 2025
Don’t Substitute Tariffs for Income Taxes: You’ll Get Both
David R. Henderson, Phillip W. Magness  ·  January 29, 2025
A Buckeye Collegiate Revolution: Higher Education Reform Bill Likely to Pass Senate
Richard K. Vedder  ·  January 28, 2025
Dr. Anthony Fauci: What Exactly Did Biden Pardon?
K. Lloyd Billingsley  ·  January 23, 2025
Do Ivy League Degrees Matter for Leadership Success?
Richard K. Vedder  ·  January 22, 2025
The Strange Convergence of Donald Trump and Martin Luther King Jr.
Jonathan J. Bean  ·  January 21, 2025
Assessing the Biden Presidency
John C. Goodman  ·  January 21, 2025
Is Trump Really Going to Practice Military Restraint?
Ivan Eland  ·  January 20, 2025
Trump Sentencing: Judicial System Again Defers to the Imperial Presidency
Ivan Eland  ·  January 20, 2025
Don’t Put Coal on Ice
William F. Shughart II  ·  January 18, 2025
Not Our Democracy, but Our Constitution
William J. Watkins, Jr.  ·  January 18, 2025


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