As Long As People Are Free, There Will Be Inequality
If there’s something that progressives agree on, it’s that inequality exists and that it’s a problem. But what do we […]
Political
Nazism and Communism Are Two Sides of the Collectivist Coin
In 2016, I toured the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Cambodia, which memorializes the victims of communist butchery in that nation. Earlier today, I […]
How Jailing Drug Users Increases Opioid Overdoses
The standard view of the opioid epidemic blames pharmaceutical companies and doctors for excessive prescribing. An alternate view blames government for […]
Debunking 9 Farm Subsidy Myths Pushed by Special Interest Groups
Agricultural special interests try to make it sound as though touching even one farm subsidy-regardless of how unreasonable the subsidy […]
How Media Outlets Misinform the Public about Teacher Pay
During recent teacher walkouts in Oklahoma that captured national attention, many major media outlets reported misleadingly small figures for teacher pay. […]
Cronyism Feeds on the Success of Capitalism-but It Should Not Be Confused with Capitalism Itself
It was in a high school English class where I first learned just how distorted the centuries-long debate over capitalism […]
Tariffs Hurt Trump’s Supporters Especially
President Trump has been sending mixed signals about his trade strategy. In the morning hours of May 21, Trump tweeted […]
California (Hopefully) Learns a Lesson about Marijuana Taxes and the Laffer Curve
I wanted California to decriminalize marijuana because I believe in freedom. Smoking pot may not be a wise choice in many […]
Defending the Freedom to Be Awful Is True Tolerance
1986 saw the publishing of the seminal work, The Closing of the American Mind, by University of Chicago professor Alan […]
Seattle’s ‘Eat the Rich’ Economic Strategy Won’t Solve Its Underlying Problems
Seattle is, by many measures, one of the fastest-growing cities in America, if not the fast-growing city. A few big tech […]
Socialist Policy Tanked Venezuela’s Economy, Not Falling Oil Prices
Left-wing commentators are struggling to come to grips with Venezuela’s economic collapse. In early August, Stanford University professor Terry Lynn […]
The War on Drugs Is Far Deadlier Than Most People Realize
While accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said: The manner in which this war against […]
Ride-Sharing Services Aren’t a Problem, They’re a Solution
According to The New York Times, app-based rideshare services are a serious problem in need of a regulatory solution. While their […]
Sports Fans Win Big from Legalizing Gambling, Now Keep Congress Out of It
Very rarely do I have a reason to praise Chris Christie, but he delivered one today by winning his Supreme […]
California Is Set to Become the First State to Require Solar Panels on All New Houses. Here’s what It Will Do to Housing Costs.
“California is set to become the first state to require solar panels on all newly built single-family houses,” the Los Angeles […]
Time to End Net Neutrality Regulation Once and for All
Scientists tell us there’s no such thing as a perpetual motion machine, but they haven’t seen the interminable debate over […]